Sutra 20
Devanagari script
तेषु यथास्वबलवृद्धिकरं कर्म प्रयुञ्जीत ॥ कZ_०९.१.२० ॥
Transliteration
teṣu yathāsvabalavṛddhikaraṃ karma prayuñjīta
Translation
Among these factors, he should undertake the operation which, in the given case, best increases his own strength.
Word by Word
तेषुamong/with regard to those (i.e., in those cases)
तेषु:
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
Formसर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक; पुं/नपुं; सप्तमी-बहुवचन (locative plural)
यथाas, according to
यथा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयथा
Formअव्यय; उपमान/प्रकारार्थे (in the manner/as)
स्वone’s own; respective
स्व:
TypeAdjective/Pronoun
Rootस्व
Formसर्वनाम-विशेषण; अव्ययभावेन/समासोपयोगी; here used as first member in compound with sense 'one’s own/each one’s'
बलवृद्धिकरम्that which causes an increase of strength/power (most conducive to strengthening)
बलवृद्धिकरम्:
TypeAdjective
Rootकर (कृ)
Formसमास: बल-वृद्धि-कर (strength-increase-causing); नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-एकवचन (accusative singular) agreeing with कर्म
कर्मaction, measure, operation
कर्म:
TypeNoun
Rootकर्मन्
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-एकवचन (accusative singular); object of प्रयुञ्जीत
प्रयुञ्जीतshould employ/apply
प्रयुञ्जीत:
TypeVerb
Rootप्र-युज्
Formलिङ् (विधिलिङ्/optative); परस्मैपद; प्रथम-पुरुष; एकवचन; ‘he should employ/apply’
Entities Mentioned
K
king/state (implicit)O
own power (sva-bala)FAQs
Choose the action that most increases one’s own strength in the specific context.
Primarily effectiveness: it frames policy selection as strength-augmentation under given conditions.