Sutra 20

Devanagari script

यथा चैषामाश्रयभेदस्तानुपायान्प्रयुञ्जीत ॥ कZ_०९.६.२० ॥

Transliteration

yathā caiṣām āśrayabhedas tān upāyān prayuñjīta

Translation

And according to the differences in their dependencies and bases of support, he should apply the corresponding measures (upāyas).

Word by Word

• यथा: as; in the manner that
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा
• Form: अव्यय; उपमान/प्रकारवाचक; correl. with तथा/यथा-तथा construction (implicit)

• च: and; also
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक

• एषाम्: of these
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम्
• Form: सर्वनाम; षष्ठी बहुवचन; (पुं/नपुं) — 'of these'

• आश्रय-भेदः: difference/variation in their support/base (i.e., in the kind of dependence or backing)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भिद्
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा एकवचन; 'आश्रयस्य भेदः'

• तान्: those (them)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: सर्वनाम; द्वितीया बहुवचन; पुंलिङ्ग — object of प्रयुञ्जीत

• उपायान्: means; measures; expedients
• Type: Noun
• Root: उपाय
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया बहुवचन; कर्म (object)

• प्रयुञ्जीत: should employ; should apply
• Type: Verb
• Root: युज्
• Form: लिङ् (विधिलिङ्), परस्मैपद; 3rd person singular; causative? no (simple); with preverb प्र-; sense: 'should employ/apply'

Entities Mentioned

• āśraya (support base/dependency)
• upāya (policy instruments/means)

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FAQs

What is the decision rule suggested in this sutra?

Choose instruments based on each actor’s concrete dependencies—patrons, revenues, security needs, legitimacy sources—rather than using a one-size-fits-all approach.