Sutra 15
Devanagari script
तस्यातिक्रमे लोकः संकरादुच्छिद्येत ॥ कZ_०१.३.१५ ॥
Transliteration
tasyātikrame lokaḥ saṃkarād ucchidyeta
Translation
若违犯那项纪律/规则，社会将因阶序混杂与紊乱而毁坏。
Word by Word
तस्यof that / of him / thereof
तस्य:
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
Formषष्ठी-एकवचनम् (पुं/नपुं), सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिकम्
अतिक्रमेupon transgression / in the event of violation
अतिक्रमे:
TypeNoun (action noun)
Rootअति-क्रम्
Formसप्तमी-एकवचनम्, पुंलिङ्गम्; भाववाचक-नाम (अतिक्रम = transgression)
लोकःthe people / the world (society)
लोकः:
TypeNoun
Rootलोक
Formप्रथमा-एकवचनम्, पुंलिङ्गम्
संकरात्from (the cause of) intermixture/confusion
संकरात्:
TypeNoun
Rootसंकर
Formपञ्चमी-एकवचनम्, पुंलिङ्गम्; अपादान-कारक (from/owing to)
उच्छिद्येतwould be destroyed / would be cut off
उच्छिद्येत:
TypeVerb
Rootउद्-छिद्
Formलिङ् (विधिलिङ्), आत्मनेपदम्, प्रथमपुरुषः, एकवचनम्; कर्मणि-प्रयोगः (passive): ‘would be cut off/destroyed’
FAQs
To assert that state stability and prosperity depend on strict adherence to established rules and discipline; violations trigger systemic disorder that can destroy the social and administrative fabric.
It parallels the idea that weak compliance, selective enforcement, or erosion of institutional norms leads to governance failure—rising corruption, loss of trust, and breakdown of coordinated public administration.
No specific office is named here; the implied duty of the ruler and administrators is to uphold discipline and enforce rules consistently to prevent disorder and institutional collapse.