Sutra 22

Devanagari script

संधिनोपनमेत्तूर्णं कोशदण्डात्मभूमिभिः ॥ कZ_०७.३.२२च्द् ॥

Transliteration

saṃdhinopanamet tūrṇaṃ kośadaṇḍātmabhūmibhiḥ

Translation

ينبغي أن يبادر سريعًا إلى طلب الصلح بمعاهدة، مقدّمًا الخزانة، والقوة، وشخصه هو (على نحوٍ يشبه الخضوع على هيئة رهينة)، والأرض.

Word by Word

• सन्धिना: by/through a treaty (peace/compact)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सन्धि
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; तृतीया-एकवचन

• उपनमेत्: should approach/submit/come over (to the other side)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उप-√नम्
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative); परस्मैपदम्; प्रथमपुरुष; एकवचन; लट्-आश्रित-विधिलिङ्; धातु: √नम् (नमँ)

• तूर्णम्: quickly, without delay
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तूर्ण
• Form: अव्यय (क्रियाविशेषण)

• कोश: treasury/resources
• Type: Noun (as compound member)
• Root: कोश
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; समासपूर्वपद (कोश-); समस्तपदस्य तृतीया-बहुवचन (कोशदण्डात्मभूमिभिः)

• दण्ड: force/army/punitive power
• Type: Noun (as compound member)
• Root: दण्ड
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; समासपूर्वपद (दण्ड-); समस्तपदस्य तृतीया-बहुवचन (कोशदण्डात्मभूमिभिः)

• आत्म: one’s own person/strength
• Type: Noun (as compound member)
• Root: आत्मन्
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; समासपूर्वपद (आत्म-); समस्तपदस्य तृतीया-बहुवचन (कोशदण्डात्मभूमिभिः)

• भूमि: land/territory
• Type: Noun (as compound member)
• Root: भूमि
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; समासपूर्वपद (भूमि-); समस्तपदस्य तृतीया-बहुवचन (कोशदण्डात्मभूमिभिः)

• कोशदण्डात्मभूमिभिः: with treasury, force, self-strength, and territory (as means/resources)
• Type: Noun (compound)
• Root: कोश + दण्ड + आत्मन् + भूमि
• Form: समाहार/इतरेतर-द्वन्द्व; तृतीया-बहुवचन; (साधन/हेतु-करण)

Entities Mentioned

• weaker king
• stronger king

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FAQs

What are the instruments of concession listed?

Kośa (money/tribute), daṇḍa (military resources/service), ātman (personal submission/guarantee), and bhūmi (territorial cession).

What is the administrative intent of listing these?

To specify negotiable state assets that can be traded to stop immediate destruction and preserve a remnant of rule.