Sutra 2

Devanagari script

राज्ञां विश्वासोपगमः शमः संधिः समाधिरिति ॥ कZ_०७.१७.०२ ॥

Transliteration

rājñāṃ viśvāsopagamaḥ śamaḥ saṃdhiḥ samādhiriti

Translation

Śama/saṃdhi/samādhi is the attainment of mutual confidence between kings.

Word by Word

• राज्ञाम्: of kings / of rulers
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन्
• Form: षष्ठी-बहुवचनम् (Genitive plural), पुंलिङ्गम्; ‘राजन्’ (n-stem)

• विश्वासोपगमः: attainment of trust / winning confidence
• Type: Noun
• Root: उपगम (from √गम्)
• Form: प्रथमा-एकवचनम्, पुंलिङ्गम्; विग्रहः: विश्वासस्य उपगमः

• शमः: pacification / appeasement
• Type: Noun
• Root: शम
• Form: प्रथमा-एकवचनम्, पुंलिङ्गम्

• सन्धिः: treaty / alliance / peace pact
• Type: Noun
• Root: सन्धि
• Form: प्रथमा-एकवचनम्, पुंलिङ्गम्

• समाधिः: settlement / resolution / accommodation
• Type: Noun
• Root: समाधि
• Form: प्रथमा-एकवचनम्, पुंलिङ्गम्

• इति: thus / so (ends the enumeration)
• Type: Particle
• Root: इति
• Form: निपात (quotative/terminative particle)

Entities Mentioned

• rājā (king)
• viśvāsa (trust)

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FAQs

What is peace, practically, in this sutra?

Not merely absence of war, but a condition where rulers accept sufficient confidence to cooperate or refrain from hostility.

What follows for treaty design?

Treaties must create credible assurance mechanisms—otherwise ‘peace’ is unstable.