Sutra 17
Devanagari script
सपुत्रदारं राजा तु घातयेदर्धयेत वा ॥ कZ_०५.४.१७च्द् ॥
Transliteration
saputra-dāraṃ rājā tu ghātayed ardhayeta vā
Translation
国王可以连同其子与妻一并杀死（依附者），也可以反而提拔并使其富足。
Word by Word
सपुत्रदारम्together with (his) sons and wife (i.e., with family)
सपुत्रदारम्:
TypeNoun (compound adjective used substantively)
Rootपुत्र; दार
Formएकवचनम्, द्वितीया, पुंलिङ्गम् (राजा-कर्तृक क्रिययोः कर्मपदम्); स- उपसर्गार्थकः ‘सहित’
राजाthe king
राजा:
TypeNoun
Rootराजन्
Formएकवचनम्, प्रथमा, पुंलिङ्गम्; कर्ता
तुbut / indeed
तु:
TypeParticle
Rootतु
Formनिपातः; विरोध/विशेषार्थे (emphatic/contrastive)
घातयेत्should cause (him) to be killed / should have (him) killed
घातयेत्:
TypeVerb
Rootहन् (घातयति)
Formलिङ् (विधिलिङ्), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुषः, एकवचनम्; णिच्-प्रत्ययान्त (causative) — ‘to cause to be killed’
अर्धयेत्should reduce (the punishment) by half / should halve (it)
अर्धयेत्:
TypeVerb
Rootअर्ध्
Formलिङ् (विधिलिङ्), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुषः, एकवचनम्; णिच्-प्रत्ययान्त (causative) — ‘to cause to be reduced/halved; to punish by taking half’
वाor
वा:
TypeParticle
Rootवा
Formनिपातः; विकल्पार्थे
Entities Mentioned
K
king (rājā)F
family (putra, dāra)FAQs
Service near the sovereign is structurally volatile: outcomes can swing between extreme reward and extreme punishment; hence disciplined conduct and self-protection are essential.