Sutra 22
Devanagari script
अपकारान्तेषु चास्य दूटं प्रेषयेत् ॥ कZ_१२.१.२२ ॥
Transliteration
apakārānteṣu cāsya dūṭaṃ preṣayet
Translation
আর যখন তার বিরুদ্ধে করা অপকার চরম পর্যায়ে পৌঁছে যায়, তখন তার কাছে দূত পাঠানো উচিত।
Word by Word
अपकारान्तेषुat the concluding stages of an injury/hostility (i.e., when the hostile act is nearing its end)
अपकारान्तेषु:
TypeNoun (compound adjective used substantively)
Rootअपकार + अन्त
Formपुंलिङ्ग; बहुव्रीह्यर्थे/विशेषणवत्; सप्तमी बहुवचन (अपकारान्तेषु = अपकारस्य अन्तेषु कालेषु/अवस्थासु)
चand; also
च:
TypeParticle
Rootच
Formसमुच्चयार्थक अव्यय
अस्यof him; of this (king)
अस्य:
TypePronoun
Rootइदम् (सर्वनाम)
Formषष्ठी एकवचन; (पुं/नपुं) ‘of him/this (king)’
दूतम्an envoy; messenger
दूतम्:
TypeNoun
Rootदूत
Formपुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया एकवचन; कर्म
प्रेषयेत्should send; should dispatch
प्रेषयेत्:
TypeVerb
Rootप्र-इष् (प्रेषणे)
Formविधिलिङ् (optative); परस्मैपद; प्रथमपुरुष एकवचन; ‘he should send’
Entities Mentioned
E
envoy (dūta)A
adversaryFAQs
Because negotiation is most effective when leverage is maximized and the adversary’s options are narrowed.