Sutra 24

Devanagari script

स पक्षवांश्चेदनादेयः विपर्यये पर्यादातव्यः ॥ कZ_०२.९.२४ ॥

Transliteration

sa pakṣavāṃś ced anādeyaḥ viparyaye paryādātavyaḥ

Translation

إن كانت له فئةٌ مساندة فلا ينبغي اتخاذ إجراءاتٍ علنية ضده؛ أمّا في الحالة المعاكسة فيُجبر على ردّ (الثروة) عبر تدابير الاسترداد.

Word by Word

• सः: he / that person
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: sarvanāma; prathamā-vibhaktiḥ; ekavacanam; pumliṅgam

• पक्षवान्: having a faction/party/supporters
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पक्षवत्
• Form: viśeṣaṇa; prathamā-vibhaktiḥ; ekavacanam; pumliṅgam; -वत् pratyaya (possessive)

• चेत्: if
• Type: Particle
• Root: चेत्
• Form: avyaya; conditional particle

• अनादेयः: should not be taken/accepted
• Type: Verbal adjective (gerundive)
• Root: आ√दा (दाने/ग्रहणे)
• Form: kṛtya-pratyaya (णीयत्/यत् sense); prathamā-vibhaktiḥ; ekavacanam; pumliṅgam; with privative prefix अ-; meaning ‘not to be taken/accepted’

• विपर्यये: in the opposite case / otherwise
• Type: Noun
• Root: विपर्यय
• Form: saptamī-vibhaktiḥ; ekavacanam; pumliṅgam (also used as neuter in some contexts); locative of condition: ‘in the opposite case’

• पर्यादातव्यः: should be taken/accepted (fully)
• Type: Verbal adjective (gerundive)
• Root: परि-आ-√दा (ग्रहणे)
• Form: kṛtya-pratyaya (तव्यत्); prathamā-vibhaktiḥ; ekavacanam; pumliṅgam; upasarga: परि- + आ-; meaning ‘to be taken up/received fully’

Entities Mentioned

• pakṣa (faction/support network)

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FAQs

What does ‘anādeyaḥ’ imply in governance practice?

Avoid direct, public action when the target has strong backing; use indirect methods or wait for conditions that reduce political blowback.

What is the ‘viparyaya’ (reverse case)?

When the official lacks factional protection; then the state can compel restitution and proceed more directly.