Abhiyasyatkarma Adhyaya 6 Sutra 22 - Arthashastra | Assamese | Vedapath

Kautilya

Sutra 22

Devanagari script

निवृत्तोत्साहं विग्रहश्रान्तं प्रतिहतोपायं क्षयव्ययाभ्यां प्रवासेन चोपतप्तं शौचेनान्यं लिप्समानमन्यस्माद्वा शङ्कमानं मैत्रीप्रधानं वा कल्याणबुद्धिं साम्ना साधयेत् ॥ कZ_०९.६.२२ ॥

Transliteration

nivṛttotsāhaṃ vigrahaśrāntaṃ pratihatopāyaṃ kṣayavyayābhyāṃ pravāsena copataptaṃ śaucenānyaṃ lipsamānam anyasmād vā śaṅkamānaṃ maitrīpradhānaṃ vā kalyāṇabuddhiṃ sāmnā sādhayet

Translation

যিজনে উদ্যম হেৰুৱাইছে, বিবাদত ক্লান্ত, যাৰ উপায় বাধাপ্ৰাপ্ত, যি ক্ষয়-ব্যয় আৰু প্ৰবাস/নিৰ্বাসনে পীড়িত; অথবা শৌচ/সুৰক্ষাৰ দৃষ্টিত অন্য (শুচি/সুৰক্ষিত) অৱস্থা বিচাৰে, বা আন এজনৰ পৰা শঙ্কিত/ভীত; অথবা যি মৈত্ৰীপ্ৰধান আৰু কল্যাণবুদ্ধিসম্পন্ন—এনেকুৱা ব্যক্তিক সাম (মধুৰ বাক্য/সমাধান)ৰে সাধিব লাগে।

Word by Word

निवृत्त-उत्साहम्one whose initiative/energy has ceased; dispirited

विग्रह-श्रान्तम्wearied by conflict/hostility (war-worn)

प्रतिहत-उपायम्whose means/expedients have been thwarted

क्षय-व्यय-आभ्याम्by depletion and expenditure

प्रवासेनby living away (exile/sojourn)

चand

उपतप्तम्afflicted, distressed

शौचेनby (his) scrupulousness/purity

अन्यम्another person (i.e., such a person)

लिप्समानम्desiring to obtain (something)

अन्यस्मात्from another (person/source)

वाor

शङ्कमानम्suspecting, apprehending

मैत्री-प्रधानम्one for whom friendship is primary; friendship-inclined

वाor

कल्याण-बुद्धिम्one of benevolent/good intention

साम्नाby conciliation (persuasion)

साधयेत्should win over / should bring to one’s side

Entities Mentioned

war-weary actor

resource-depleted actor

exile/expatriate actor

fearful/suspecting actor

friendship-oriented actor

FAQs

What kind of targets are most susceptible to 'sāman' according to this sutra?

Actors under stress—war fatigue, blocked plans, fiscal depletion, exile, reputational insecurity, or fear—along with naturally friendly, cooperative personalities; all are best approached with reassurance and conciliatory offers.