Sutra 28
Devanagari script
पुत्रसर्वस्वदाने संधिश्चेत्पुत्रफलतो विशेषः ॥ कZ_०७.१७.२८ ॥
Transliteration
putra-sarvasva-dāne saṃdhiś cet putra-phalato viśeṣaḥ
Translation
If a treaty is to be concluded by giving a son and one’s entire stake (all that is pledged), the decisive difference is the ‘value/fruit’ of the son (i.e., the strategic worth of that heir).
Word by Word
पुत्र-सर्वस्व-दानॆin the giving of one’s entire property to a son
पुत्र-सर्वस्व-दानॆ:
TypeNoun
Rootदान (√दा) / सर्वस्व / पुत्र
Formसप्तमी एकवचनम्; नपुंसकलिङ्गम्; अधिकरणे (locative of circumstance): ‘in/at the giving of …’
सन्धिःa treaty (peace/settlement)
सन्धिः:
TypeNoun
Rootसन्धि
Formप्रथमा एकवचनम्; पुंलिङ्गम्; कर्तृ/विषय (topic/subject): ‘a treaty/settlement’
चेत्if
चेत्:
TypeParticle
Rootचेत्
Formअव्ययम्; शर्तार्थक-निपातः (conditional ‘if’)
पुत्र-फलतःon account of the benefit/result connected with a son
पुत्र-फलतः:
TypeNoun (ablatival adverbial)
Rootफल / पुत्र
Formपञ्चमी एकवचनम्; नपुंसकलिङ्गम्; हेतौ/कारणे (ablative of cause): ‘because of/with reference to the result (benefit) of a son’
विशेषःa distinction; a special (rule/exception)
विशेषः:
TypeNoun
Rootविशेष
Formप्रथमा एकवचनम्; पुंलिङ्गम्; विधेय (predicate): ‘a distinction/special rule’
Entities Mentioned
P
putra (heir)S
saṃdhi (treaty)FAQs
It implies evaluating the heir’s political and strategic value—legitimacy, competence, factional support—because that determines how constraining the pledge truly is.