Sutra 11
Devanagari script
योजयेत यथाशक्ति सापसर्पान् स्वकर्मसु ॥ कZ_०१.१४.११च्द् ॥
Transliteration
yojayet yathāśakti sāpasarpān svakarmasu
Translation
He should employ these ‘snake-like’ persons, according to their capacity, in their respective tasks.
Word by Word
योजयेत्should employ/assign; should deploy
योजयेत्:
TypeVerb
Rootयुज् (योजयति)
Formलिङ् (विधिलिङ्), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुषः, एकवचनम्; causative (णिच्) प्रयोगः
यथा-शक्तिaccording to (one’s) ability/capacity
यथा-शक्ति:
TypeIndeclinable (Avyayībhāva compound)
Rootशक्ति
Formअव्ययम्; ‘यथा’ + ‘शक्ति’ = ‘as far as (one’s) capacity’
स-अपसर्पान्those who are prone to desert/defect; unreliable (persons)
स-अपसर्पान्:
TypeNoun (adjectival)
Rootअपसृप्
Formपुंलिङ्गः, द्वितीया विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्; ‘स’ उपसर्गार्थकः = ‘with’; अपसर्प- (अपसृप् धातोः कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिकम्, ‘one who slinks away/defects’)
स्वकर्मसुin their own tasks/duties
स्वकर्मसु:
TypeNoun
Rootकर्मन्
Formनपुंसकलिङ्गः, सप्तमी विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्; स्व + कर्मसु = ‘in their own duties/works’
Entities Mentioned
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sāpasarpa (dangerous/serpent-like assets)FAQs
It signals inherent risk: such assets may be volatile or self-interested, so they must be tightly controlled and used only where suitable.