Sutra 51

Devanagari script

स्वपक्षपरपक्षयोरन्योन्योपकारसंकीर्तनं परस्परोपकारसंदर्शनम् ॥ कZ_०२.१०.५१ ॥

Transliteration

svapakṣaparapakṣayor anyonyopakārasaṃkīrtanaṃ parasparopakārasaṃdarśanam

Translation

إن إبراز الخدمات المتبادلة بين جانب المرء والجانب الآخر هو «إظهار المنفعة المتبادلة».

Word by Word

• स्वपक्षपरपक्षयोः: of one’s own side and the opposing side
• Type: Noun
• Root: पक्ष
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; षष्ठी-द्विवचन; समास: स्वपक्ष + परपक्ष (द्वन्द्व) → स्वपक्षपरपक्ष; तस्य षष्ठी-द्विवचनम्

• अन्योन्योपकारसंकीर्तनम्: the recital/mentioning of mutual benefits (services)
• Type: Noun (action noun)
• Root: सं√कीर्त्
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-एकवचन; समास-विग्रह: अन्योन्य-उपकार-सम्-कीर्तनम् (mutual + benefit + recital/mention)

• परस्परोपकारसंदर्शनम्: the showing/demonstration of mutual benefit
• Type: Noun (action noun)
• Root: सम्√दृश्
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-एकवचन; समास-विग्रह: परस्पर-उपकार-सम्-दर्शनम् (each other + benefit + showing/demonstration)

Entities Mentioned

• svapakṣa (own faction)
• parapakṣa (other faction)

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FAQs

Why emphasize past mutual help between two sides?

It reframes relations from rivalry to interdependence, reducing resistance and making cooperation appear consistent with precedent and self-interest.