Sutra 10

Devanagari script

आलम्बनाभावे ह्यालम्बिता न विद्यन्ते ॥ कZ_०९.६.१० ॥

Transliteration

ālambanābhāve hy ālambitā na vidyante

Translation

When there is no supporting base (ālambana), there are no dependents/attachments to hold onto.

Word by Word

• आलम्बन-अभावे: in the absence of a support/basis
• Type: Noun
• Root: आलम्बन; अभाव
• Form: पुं/नपुं (आलम्बन) + पुं (अभाव); समासः ‘आलम्बनस्य अभावः’; एकवचनम्, सप्तमी (अधिकरणे)

• हि: indeed; for
• Type: Particle
• Root: हि
• Form: निपातः (हेतौ/निश्चये)

• आलम्बिताः: those that are supported/dependent (things resting on a basis)
• Type: Noun (PPP used substantively)
• Root: आ-लम्ब्
• Form: कृदन्तः (क्त, भूतकर्मणि/भूतकृत्); प्रथमा बहुवचनम्, पुल्लिङ्गः; ‘आलम्बित’ = आश्रित/आधारित

• न: not
• Type: Negation
• Root: न
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्ययम्

• विद्यन्ते: exist; are found
• Type: Verb
• Root: विद्
• Form: लट्, प्रथमपुरुषः, बहुवचनम्; आत्मनेपदम्; धातुः ‘विद्’ (सत्तायाम्/लभे) — ‘विद्यते’ = exists

Entities Mentioned

• ālambana
• ālambitā

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FAQs

How does this apply to dismantling hostile factions?

Neutralize the enabling base—funding, sanctuary, patron, or institutional cover—so the dependent followers lose cohesion and capacity.