Shloka 7.11Unverified draft
कोशसङ्ग्रहणे युक्ता बलस्य च परिग्रहे । अहितं चापि पुरुषं न विहिंस्युरदूषकम् ।।1.7.9।।
Meaning
Devoted to building up the treasury and the army, they never wronged even a hostile man if he were blameless.
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| kośa-saṅgrahaṇe | कोश-सङ्ग्रहणे | in the gathering of the treasury | Locative singular |
| yuktā: | युक्ताः | engaged, occupied ones | Nominative plural |
| balasya | बलस्य | of the army | Genitive singular |
| ca | च | and | Indeclinable/particle |
| parigrahe | परिग्रहे | in the maintenance, upkeep | Locative singular |
| ahitam | अहितम् | a hostile person | Accusative singular |
| ca api | च अपि | and even | Indeclinable/particle |
| puruṣam | पुरुषम् | person | Accusative singular |
| na vihiṃsyu: | न विहिंस्युः | they would not harm | Verb (optative, negated) |
| adūṣakam | अदूषकम् | one not [actually] guilty, blameless | Accusative singular |
Reference: 1.7.11 · Bāla Kāṇḍa