Sutra 11
Devanagari script
बलवत्सामन्तां भूमिमादातुमर्थोऽनर्थ इति संशयः ॥ कZ_०९.७.११ ॥
Transliteration
balavatsāmantāṃ bhūmim ādātum artho'nartha iti saṃśayaḥ
Translation
Es entsteht Zweifel, ob die Einnahme des Gebiets eines mächtigen benachbarten Feudalen vorteilhaft (artha) oder tatsächlich schädlich (anartha) ist.
Word by Word
बलवत्-सामन्ताम्a powerful vassal/neighboring (feudatory) ruler (as object)
बलवत्-सामन्ताम्:
TypeNoun (compound adjective + noun)
Rootबलवत् (adj. from बल); सामन्त (noun)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग; एकवचन; द्वितीया; सामन्ता-शब्दः (आकारान्त-स्त्री); पूर्वपदं बलवत् (अव्यय/विशेषण-प्रातिपदिकम्) विशेषणरूपेण
भूमिम्territory/land
भूमिम्:
TypeNoun
Rootभूमि
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग; एकवचन; द्वितीया
आदातुम्to take/seize
आदातुम्:
TypeVerb (infinitive)
Rootआ-दा
Formतुमुनन्त (infinitive); ‘to take/appropriate’
अर्थःbenefit/advantage
अर्थः:
TypeNoun
Rootअर्थ
Formपुंलिङ्ग; एकवचन; प्रथमा
अनर्थःharm/disadvantage
अनर्थः:
TypeNoun
Rootअनर्थ
Formपुंलिङ्ग; एकवचन; प्रथमा
इतिthus / ‘as’ (quotative marker)
इति:
TypeParticle/Quotative
Rootइति
Formनिपात; वाक्य-समाप्ति/उद्धरण-चिह्न
संशयःdoubt/uncertainty
संशयः:
TypeNoun
Rootसंशय
Formपुंलिङ्ग; एकवचन; प्रथमा
Entities Mentioned
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sāmantaFAQs
It can provoke coalitions, trigger prolonged resistance, raise garrison costs, and create administrative overstretch despite immediate gains.
Avoid ‘victory that breeds vulnerability’; evaluate sustainability of conquest, not only capture.