Sutra 23
Devanagari script
तमन्योन्येनावग्राहयेत् ॥ कZ_०९.३.२३ ॥
Transliteration
tam anyonyenāvagrāhayet
Translation
He should restrain/hold him in check by means of another (i.e., set one against another to prevent consolidation).
Word by Word
तम्him/that person (as object)
तम्:
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
Formसर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक; एकवचन; द्वितीया विभक्ति; पुल्लिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग (सन्दर्भानुसार)
अन्योन्येनby/with one another; mutually
अन्योन्येन:
TypePronoun (reciprocal)
Rootअन्योन्य
Formपरस्परवाचक-सर्वनाम; एकवचन; तृतीया विभक्ति; पुल्लिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग (सन्दर्भानुसार); करण/सहायक-भावे
अवग्राहयेत्he should make (them) mutually seize/hold each other; he should set them against each other / cause mutual restraint
अवग्राहयेत्:
TypeVerb
Rootअव-ग्रह् (ग्रहँ उपादाने)
Formप्रेरण (णिच्) causative of √ग्रह् with उपसर्ग अव-; विधिलिङ् (optative); परस्मैपदम्; प्रथमपुरुष; एकवचन; लकारः—विधिलिङ्; अर्थः—‘should cause to seize/hold/engage’
Entities Mentioned
R
resentful actor (implicit)C
countervailing actor (implicit)FAQs
Prevent any single disgruntled node from becoming dominant by introducing a rival stakeholder or watchdog with opposing incentives.