Sutra 11
Devanagari script
विपरीतः प्रकोपक इति ॥ कZ_०९.४.११ ॥
Transliteration
viparītaḥ prakopaka iti
Translation
The reverse case is provoking and generates resentment.
Word by Word
विपरीतःcontrary; reversed; opposite (i.e., acting in the opposite way)
विपरीतः:
TypeAdjective
Rootवि-परि-इ (→ विपरी)
Formप्रातिपदिक: विपरीत; पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा-एकवचनम् (विशेषणम्)
प्रकोपकःan aggravator; provocateur; one who causes provocation
प्रकोपकः:
TypeNoun (agent noun)
Rootप्र-√कुप् (कोपने)
Formप्रातिपदिक: प्रकोपक; पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा-एकवचनम्
इतिthus; ‘so’ (end-quotative)
इति:
TypeParticle/Quotative
Rootइति
Formअव्ययम्; वाक्य-समाप्ति/उद्धरण-चिह्नार्थे
FAQs
When an unrighteous actor gains from a righteous one (or when acquisition appears unjust), it triggers anger among both internal and external audiences.