Sutra 71

Devanagari script

परस्परसाधका ह्युपायाः ॥ कZ_०९.७.७१ ॥

Transliteration

parasparasādhakā hyupāyāḥ

Translation

The means (of policy) mutually support and reinforce one another.

Word by Word

• परस्पर: mutual(ly), of one another
• Type: Adjective (indeclinable used adjectivally)
• Root: पर + पर
• Form: अव्यय; ‘mutually/each other’; here used as an उपपद-like qualifier to the adjective साधकाः

• साधकाः: accomplishing; effective; aiding (one another)
• Type: Noun/Adjective (agent noun)
• Root: साध्
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-बहुवचन; साधक (कर्तरि ण्वुल्/अक्-प्रत्ययार्थ ‘one who accomplishes/helps’) agreeing with उपायाः

• हि: indeed; for
• Type: Particle
• Root: हि
• Form: निपात; emphasis/justification (‘indeed/for’)

• उपायाः: means; measures; expedients
• Type: Noun
• Root: उप + इ (इण्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-बहुवचन; उपाय (means/expedient/measure)

Entities Mentioned

• upāya

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FAQs

What is the administrative implication of 'means mutually reinforce'?

Policy tools should be designed as a package—diplomacy, incentives, coercion, and division tactics can be sequenced or combined to amplify each other.