Sutra 24

Devanagari script

सैव पार्ष्णिग्राहविगृहीता समन्ततोऽर्थसंशयापद्भवति ॥ कZ_०९.७.२४ ॥

Transliteration

saiva pārṣṇigrāha-vigṛhītā samantato 'rtha-saṃśayāpad bhavati

Translation

That same situation—when seized/complicated by the rear-enemy and an openly hostile neighbor—becomes, on all sides, a crisis of uncertainty regarding gains.

Word by Word

• सा: she/that (state/power)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: sarvanāma; strīliṅga; prathamā-vibhakti; ekavacana

• एव: indeed/just
• Type: Particle
• Root: एव
• Form: nipāta; avadhāraṇa (emphasis)

• पार्ष्णिग्राह: rear-enemy
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्ष्णि + ग्राह
• Form: puṃliṅga; prathamā-vibhakti; ekavacana; (as adjective to vigṛhītā)

• विगृहीता: being in conflict (with) / having been seized
• Type: Participle
• Root: वि + √ग्रह्
• Form: kṛdanta (kta); strīliṅga; prathamā-vibhakti; ekavacana; karmavācya sense: 'having been engaged in hostility/seized'

• समन्ततः: on all sides
• Type: Adverb
• Root: समन्ततः
• Form: avyaya; kriyāviśeṣaṇa

• अर्थसंशय: doubt/uncertainty about resources/interest
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्थ + संशय
• Form: puṃliṅga; ṣaṣṭhī-vibhakti; ekavacana (in compound with āpad-)

• आपद्: calamity/crisis
• Type: Noun
• Root: √आपद्
• Form: strīliṅga; prathamā-vibhakti; ekavacana

• भवति: arises/comes to be
• Type: Verb
• Root: √भू
• Form: laṭ; parasmaipada; prathama-puruṣa; ekavacana

Entities Mentioned

• pārṣṇigrāha (rear-enemy)

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FAQs

What changes when a rear-enemy is active during simultaneous opportunities?

Expected gains become unreliable: the state must hedge for surprise attacks, supply-line disruption, and diversion of forces, turning opportunity into uncertain payoff.