Sutra 1

Devanagari script

यातव्योऽभियास्यमानः संधिकारणमादातुकामो विहन्तुकामो वा सामवायिकानामन्यतमं लाभद्वैगुण्येन पणेत ॥ कZ_०७.८.०१ ॥

Transliteration

yātavyo'bhiyāsyamānaḥ saṃdhikāraṇamādātukāmo vihantukāmo vā sāmavāyikānām anyatamaṃ lābhadvaiguṇyena paṇeta

Translation

Wenn man ausziehen muss (oder kurz davor ist, angesprochen zu werden) und entweder die Grundlage für einen Vergleich gewinnen oder zuschlagen will, soll man mit irgendeinem Mitglied des Bündnisverbandes (sāmavāyika) verhandeln, indem man den doppelten Gewinn anbietet.

Word by Word

• यातव्यः: one who is to be approached / dealt with
• Type: Participle (Gerundive)
• Root: या
• Form: कृदन्त (तव्यत्), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचन; विधेय-विशेषण (one who is to be approached/treated)

• अभियास्यमानः: being pressed/assailed (being closely approached)
• Type: Participle (Present Passive)
• Root: अभि-आस्
• Form: कृदन्त (शानच्), कर्मणि वर्तमान, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचन; ‘being pressed/assailed/approached closely’

• सन्धि-कारणम्: a cause/ground for peace (treaty)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सन्धि, कारण
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया एकवचन; object of ‘आदातुकामः’

• आदातु-कामः: wishing to obtain (it)
• Type: Noun (Desiderative adjective)
• Root: आ-दा
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचन; ‘wishing to take/obtain’

• विहन्तु-कामः: or wishing to destroy (him)
• Type: Noun (Desiderative adjective)
• Root: वि-हन्
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचन; ‘wishing to strike/kill/destroy’

• वा: or
• Type: Particle
• Root: वा
• Form: विकल्पार्थक अव्यय

• सामवायिकानाम्: of the collective/combined (ones/factors)
• Type: Noun/Adjective
• Root: सामवायिक
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (or विशेषण-रूप), षष्ठी बहुवचन; ‘of the collective/combined (factors/means)’

• अन्यतमम्: one (out) of them
• Type: Pronoun/Adjective
• Root: अन्यतम
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया एकवचन; ‘one of (them)’

• लाभ-द्वैगुण्येन: by (offering) double gain / with gain doubled
• Type: Noun
• Root: लाभ, द्वैगुण्य
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया एकवचन; करण/हेतु-भाव

• पणेत: he should bargain/offer (terms)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पण्
• Form: लोट्/विधिलिङ् (injunctive/optative sense), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष एकवचन; ‘should bargain/offer/stipulate’

Entities Mentioned

• sāmavāyika (coalition member)
• state planning a march/expedition

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FAQs

What is the administrative intent of 'lābhadvaiguṇyena' (double gain)?

Use calibrated side-payments to detach a coalition member, reducing collective opposition and improving bargaining leverage.