Sutra 7

Devanagari script

तदप्यनुग्रहेण क्रीणीयात् ॥ कZ_०५.२.०७ ॥

Transliteration

tad apy anugraheṇa krīṇīyāt

Translation

Ngay cả những thứ ấy (vốn được miễn trừ), ông ta cũng chỉ nên thu nhận bằng ân huệ/sự trợ giúp—tức mua theo sự đồng thuận, không cưỡng ép.

Word by Word

• तत्: that; it
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: sarvanāma-śabda; napuṃsaka-liṅga; prathamā/ dvitīyā ekavacana (contextually object: ‘that’/‘it’)

• अपि: also; even
• Type: Particle
• Root: अपि
• Form: nipāta; samuccaya/anuvṛtti/‘also, even’ sense

• अनुग्रहेण: by means of favor; through assistance/concession
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनुग्रह
• Form: puṃliṅga (also used as m./n. in usage); tṛtīyā ekavacana; karaṇa/hetu (‘by/through/with favor’)

• क्रीणीयात्: should buy; should purchase
• Type: Verb
• Root: क्री (क्रीणाति)
• Form: vidhiliṅ (optative); parasmaipada; prathama-puruṣa ekavacana; present-system; ‘should buy/purchase’

Entities Mentioned

• state
• holders of exempt resources (forest/śrotriya)

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FAQs

How should the state act if it still needs exempted goods?

Use anugraha—seek cooperation and purchase rather than compel; the method matters as much as the resource.

What ‘nīti’ concept is illustrated?

Legitimacy through restraint: crisis powers should be bounded by consent, compensation, and respect for protected domains.