Sutra 17

Devanagari script

परस्यान्तरुच्छेदनमर्थोऽनर्थानुबन्धः ॥ कZ_०९.७.१७ ॥

Transliteration

parasyāntarucchedanam artho'narthānubandhaḥ

Translation

Das Durchtrennen des inneren Zusammenhalts eines anderen (ein inneres Zerwürfnis erzeugen) ist ein Gewinn, dem Schaden folgt.

Word by Word

• परस्य: of the enemy / of the other party
• Type: Adjective (used substantively)
• Root: पर
• Form: षष्ठी-एकवचनम्, पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग (सन्दर्भे ‘पर’ = अन्यः/शत्रुः)

• अन्तर: a gap / opening / vulnerability
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्तर
• Form: प्रथमा-एकवचनम्, नपुंसकलिङ्गम् (अन्तरम्)

• उच्छेदनम्: cutting off / destruction / extirpation
• Type: Verbal noun (Action noun)
• Root: उद्-छिद्
• Form: प्रथमा-एकवचनम्, नपुंसकलिङ्गम्; क्तिन्-प्रत्ययान्त (उच्छेदन)

• अर्थः: the benefit / objective
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्थ
• Form: प्रथमा-एकवचनम्, पुंलिङ्गम्

• अनर्थानुबन्धः: a consequence/attachment of harm; a benefit that brings subsequent loss
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनर्थ + अनुबन्ध
• Form: प्रथमा-एकवचनम्, पुंलिङ्गम्; समासः: अनर्थस्य अनुबन्धः = अनर्थानुबन्धः

Entities Mentioned

• para (other state)

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FAQs

How can weakening another state internally rebound as harm?

It can create enduring disorder, refugee/insurgent spillover, unpredictable successors, or normalize subversion tactics used against you.

What niti concept is implied?

Account for ‘blowback’: destabilization can reduce immediate threat but increase systemic insecurity.