Sutra 34
Devanagari script
एवं सिद्धिस्त्रिविधैव मन्त्रशक्तिसाध्या मन्त्रसिद्धिः प्रभुशक्तिसाध्या प्रभुसिद्धिः उत्साहशक्तिसाध्या उत्साहसिद्धिः ॥ कZ_०६.२.३४ ॥
Transliteration
evaṃ siddhis trividhaiva mantraśaktisādhyā mantrasiddhiḥ prabhuśaktisādhyā prabhusiddhiḥ utsāhaśaktisādhyā utsāhasiddhiḥ
Translation
Likewise, success is threefold: success achieved by strategic counsel is strategic success (mantra-siddhi); success achieved by executive/sovereign power is executive success (prabhu-siddhi); success achieved by energetic initiative is initiative-based success (utsāha-siddhi).
Word by Word
एवम्thus, in this manner
एवम्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएवम्
Formअव्यय (निपात); manner ‘thus’
सिद्धिःsuccess, accomplishment (of an objective)
सिद्धिः:
TypeNoun
Rootसिध्
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा एकवचन
त्रिविधाthreefold
त्रिविधा:
TypeAdjective
Rootत्रि + विधा
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा एकवचन; ‘सिद्धिः’ इति विशेष्यस्य विशेषणम्
एवindeed, only
एव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव
Formअव्यय (निपात); emphasis ‘indeed/only’
मन्त्र-शक्ति-साध्याto be accomplished by the power of counsel/strategy
मन्त्र-शक्ति-साध्या:
TypeAdjective
Rootसाध्य
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा एकवचन; ‘मन्त्रशक्त्या साध्या’ (=instrumental sense) ‘सिद्धिः’ इति विशेष्यस्य विशेषणम्
मन्त्र-सिद्धिःsuccess through counsel/strategy
मन्त्र-सिद्धिः:
TypeNoun
Rootसिध्
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा एकवचन; ‘मन्त्रस्य सिद्धिः’
प्रभु-शक्ति-साध्याto be accomplished by the power of the ruler/authority
प्रभु-शक्ति-साध्या:
TypeAdjective
Rootसाध्य
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा एकवचन; ‘प्रभुशक्त्या साध्या’ (=instrumental sense)
प्रभु-सिद्धिःsuccess through authority (of the ruler/master)
प्रभु-सिद्धिः:
TypeNoun
Rootसिध्
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा एकवचन; ‘प्रभोः सिद्धिः’
उत्साह-शक्ति-साध्याto be accomplished by the power of energy/initiative
उत्साह-शक्ति-साध्या:
TypeAdjective
Rootसाध्य
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा एकवचन; ‘उत्साहशक्त्या साध्या’ (=instrumental sense)
उत्साह-सिद्धिःsuccess through initiative/energy
उत्साह-सिद्धिः:
TypeNoun
Rootसिध्
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा एकवचन; ‘उत्साहस्य सिद्धिः’
FAQs
Choose instruments consistent with your comparative advantage: win by better planning, or by superior resources/enforcement, or by faster initiative—depending on which śakti you actually possess.