Sutra 11
Devanagari script
बलवत्सामन्तां भूमिमादातुमर्थोऽनर्थ इति संशयः ॥ कZ_०९.७.११ ॥
Transliteration
balavatsāmantāṃ bhūmim ādātum artho'nartha iti saṃśayaḥ
Translation
Doubt arises whether taking the territory of a powerful neighboring feudatory is beneficial (artha) or actually harmful (anartha).
Word by Word
बलवत्-सामन्ताम्a powerful vassal/neighboring (feudatory) ruler (as object)
बलवत्-सामन्ताम्:
TypeNoun (compound adjective + noun)
Rootबलवत् (adj. from बल); सामन्त (noun)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग; एकवचन; द्वितीया; सामन्ता-शब्दः (आकारान्त-स्त्री); पूर्वपदं बलवत् (अव्यय/विशेषण-प्रातिपदिकम्) विशेषणरूपेण
भूमिम्territory/land
भूमिम्:
TypeNoun
Rootभूमि
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग; एकवचन; द्वितीया
आदातुम्to take/seize
आदातुम्:
TypeVerb (infinitive)
Rootआ-दा
Formतुमुनन्त (infinitive); ‘to take/appropriate’
अर्थःbenefit/advantage
अर्थः:
TypeNoun
Rootअर्थ
Formपुंलिङ्ग; एकवचन; प्रथमा
अनर्थःharm/disadvantage
अनर्थः:
TypeNoun
Rootअनर्थ
Formपुंलिङ्ग; एकवचन; प्रथमा
इतिthus / ‘as’ (quotative marker)
इति:
TypeParticle/Quotative
Rootइति
Formनिपात; वाक्य-समाप्ति/उद्धरण-चिह्न
संशयःdoubt/uncertainty
संशयः:
TypeNoun
Rootसंशय
Formपुंलिङ्ग; एकवचन; प्रथमा
Entities Mentioned
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sāmantaFAQs
It can provoke coalitions, trigger prolonged resistance, raise garrison costs, and create administrative overstretch despite immediate gains.
Avoid ‘victory that breeds vulnerability’; evaluate sustainability of conquest, not only capture.