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Shloka 28

अग्राह्य-ज्ञातिसंबन्धमण्डल-विवेचनम् / Managing Unreadable Kinship Networks: Vāsudeva–Nārada on Cohesion

आयत्यां च तदात्वे च न ते<स्त्यविदितं प्रभो । षाड्गुण्यस्य विधानेन यात्रायानविधौ तथा,प्रभो! संधि, विग्रह, यान, आसन, द्वैधीभाव और समाश्रय--इन छहों गुणोंके यथासमय प्रयोगसे तथा शत्रुपर चढ़ाई करनेके लिये यात्रा करनेपर वर्तमान या भविष्यमें क्या परिणाम निकलेगा? यह सब आपसे छिपा नहीं है

āyatyāṁ ca tadātve ca na te 'sty aviditaṁ prabho | ṣāḍguṇyasya vidhānena yātrāyānavidhau tathā ||

Nārada sprach: „O Herr, dir ist nichts unbekannt — weder, was in Zukunft entstehen wird, noch, was die Gegenwart betrifft. Du verstehst die rechte, zeitgemäße Anwendung der sechsfachen Staatskunst (ṣāḍguṇya) und ebenso die Regeln, wann ein Heerzug zu unternehmen ist und wann man davon abstehen soll. Darum kannst du bei jedem rechtzeitigen Gebrauch dieser Mittel erkennen, welche Folgen ein Marsch gegen den Feind oder die Entscheidung, nicht zu marschieren, nach sich zieht.“

आयत्याम्in the future
आयत्याम्:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootआयति
FormFeminine, Locative, Singular
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
तदात्वेin the present time / at that very time
तदात्वे:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootतदात्व
FormNeuter, Locative, Singular
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
not
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
तेto you
ते:
Sampradana
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद्
Form—, Dative, Singular
अस्तिis / exists
अस्ति:
TypeVerb
Rootअस्
FormPresent, 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
अविदितम्unknown
अविदितम्:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootअविदित
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
प्रभोO lord
प्रभो:
TypeNoun
Rootप्रभु
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
षाड्गुण्यस्यof the sixfold policy (six measures)
षाड्गुण्यस्य:
TypeNoun
Rootषाड्गुण्य
FormNeuter, Genitive, Singular
विधानेनby the application / arrangement
विधानेन:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootविधान
FormNeuter, Instrumental, Singular
यात्रायाःof the expedition / march
यात्रायाः:
TypeNoun
Rootयात्रा
FormFeminine, Genitive, Singular
अनविधौin the non-performance / omission (of it)
अनविधौ:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootअनविधि
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular
तथाlikewise / also
तथा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतथा

नारद उवाच

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Nārada

Educational Q&A

A ruler must judge both present and future consequences and apply the sixfold measures of policy appropriately; deciding to march or not to march is an ethical and strategic choice grounded in foresight and right procedure.

Nārada addresses a lordly figure, praising his comprehensive knowledge of statecraft—especially the ṣāḍguṇya framework and the proper rules for undertaking or avoiding a campaign—implying that he can foresee outcomes of action versus restraint.