Sutra 16

Devanagari script

तं भूमिद्रव्याभ्यामुपगृह्याग्राह्यः प्रतिकुर्वीत ॥ कZ_१२.१.१६ ॥

Transliteration

taṃ bhūmidravyābhyām upagṛhya agrāhyaḥ pratikurvīta

Translation

Having secured him through land and material inducements, one who is not susceptible to being bought over should retaliate (against him).

Word by Word

• तम्: him/that person
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: sarvanāma-śabda; dvitīyā-vibhakti; ekavacana; pumliṅga (contextual)

• भूमि-द्रव्याभ्याम्: with land and money/wealth (i.e., by means of immovable and movable assets)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूमि + द्रव्य
• Form: samāsa; tṛtīyā-vibhakti; dvivacana; napuṃsakaliṅga (both members neuter)

• उपगृह्य: having taken/appropriated
• Type: Verb (absolutive)
• Root: उप-ग्रह्
• Form: ktvā-pratyaya (absolutive/gerund); parasmaipada-root; ‘having taken/appropriated/accepted’

• अग्राह्यः: (he/it) is not to be seized/should not be taken
• Type: Adjective (verbal derivative)
• Root: ग्रह्
• Form: nañ-tatpuruṣa with kṛtya (ṇyat) sense; prathamā-vibhakti; ekavacana; pumliṅga; predicate adjective: ‘not to be seized/accepted’

• प्रतिकुर्वीत: should compensate / should make restitution
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्रति-कृ
• Form: vidhiliṅ (optative); parasmaipada; prathama-puruṣa; ekavacana; ‘should make in return/should recompense’

Entities Mentioned

• adversary/hostile actor

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FAQs

What is the operational sequence implied in this sutra?

First attempt co-option through grants/resources; if the opponent is not co-optable (agrāhya), shift to active counter-measures.

What is the political logic behind ‘bhūmi-dravya’?

Land and resources are durable instruments for alliance-making and neutralization, often cheaper than prolonged force.