Sutra 42
Devanagari script
तौ हि सुखौ भेदयितुम् दुष्टश्चैको द्वाभ्यां नियन्तुं भेदोपग्रहं चोपगन्तुमिति ॥ कZ_०७.५.४२ ॥
Transliteration
tau hi sukhau bhedayitum duṣṭaś caiko dvābhyāṃ niyantuṃ bhedopagrahaṃ copagantum iti
Translation
لأن هذين يسهل شقّ صفّهما؛ وإذا صار أحدهما خبيثًا أمكن كبحه بالاثنين الآخرين؛ وفوق ذلك يمكن إعمال التفريق والإغراء/الاستمالة (أو الأسر) [داخل مثل هذا الثلاثي].
Word by Word
तौthose two (persons/kings)
तौ:
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
Formसर्वनाम; प्रथमा-द्विवचन; पुंलिङ्ग (सामान्यतः ‘तौ’ = those two)
हिindeed / for
हि:
TypeParticle
Rootहि
Formनिपात; अव्यय; हेत्वर्थ/निश्चयार्थ
सुखौeasy (to handle) / manageable (the two are easy)
सुखौ:
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootसुख
Formप्रथमा-द्विवचन; पुंलिङ्ग (विशेषणरूपेण)
भेदयितुम्to divide / to sow dissension
भेदयितुम्:
TypeVerb (Infinitive)
Rootभिद्
Formतुमुन्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (infinitive); causative sense: ‘to cause to split’
दुष्टःa wicked/unscrupulous (person)
दुष्टः:
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Rootदुष्ट
Formप्रथमा-एकवचन; पुंलिङ्ग
चand
च:
TypeConjunction
Rootच
Formअव्यय; समुच्चयार्थ
एकःone (person)
एकः:
TypeNumeral/Adjective
Rootएक
Formप्रथमा-एकवचन; पुंलिङ्ग
द्वाभ्याम्by/with two (persons/means)
द्वाभ्याम्:
TypeNumeral
Rootद्वि
Formतृतीया-द्विवचन (instrumental dual)
नियन्तुम्to restrain / to control
नियन्तुम्:
TypeVerb (Infinitive)
Rootयम् (नि-यम्)
Formतुमुन्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (infinitive)
भेदोपग्रहम्an auxiliary/lever for creating dissension
भेदोपग्रहम्:
TypeNoun
Rootभेद + उपग्रह
Formद्वितीया-एकवचन; पुंलिङ्ग; ‘भेदस्य उपग्रहः’
चand
च:
TypeConjunction
Rootच
Formअव्यय; समुच्चयार्थ
उपगन्तुम्to resort to / to undertake / to employ
उपगन्तुम्:
TypeVerb (Infinitive)
Rootगम् (उप-गम्)
Formतुमुन्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (infinitive)
इतिthus
इति:
TypeQuotative particle
Rootइति
Formअव्यय; वाक्यसमाप्त्यर्थ/उद्धरणचिह्न
Entities Mentioned
T
two equal alliesB
bad actor (duṣṭa)FAQs
Parity often creates competition over credit and spoils; a third party can exploit this with selective rewards, blame, or separate bargains.
Use dissension (bheda) alongside inducement/capture (upagraha)—splitting rivals while simultaneously recruiting or buying influence within them.