Sutra 9

Devanagari script

तस्मिन्यः परावग्रहसमर्थान्प्रतिभुवो गृह्णाति सोऽतिसंधत्ते ॥ कZ_०७.१७.०९ ॥

Transliteration

tasmin yaḥ parāvagraha-samarthān pratibhuvo gṛhṇāti so'tisaṃdhatte

Translation

In that matter, whoever accepts guarantors who are capable of being seized/held by the other party (as leverage), he makes an over-secured (one-sided) arrangement.

Word by Word

• तस्मिन्: in that (case/situation)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: सप्तमी-एकवचनम्, नपुंसकलिङ्गम् (सन्दर्भे/अधिकरणे)

• यः: who (he who)
• Type: Pronoun (relative)
• Root: यद्
• Form: प्रथमा-एकवचनम्, पुल्लिङ्गम्

• परावग्रह-समर्थान्: sureties who are capable of preventing/withstanding hostile seizure/obstruction (i.e., competent to meet the adverse contingency)
• Type: Adjective (used substantively)
• Root: समर्थ
• Form: द्वितीया-बहुवचनम्, पुल्लिङ्गम्; विशेषणम्—(प्रतिभुवः इति)

• प्रतिभुवः: sureties, guarantors
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रतिभू
• Form: प्रथमा-बहुवचनम्, पुल्लिङ्गम्

• गृह्णाति: takes/accepts (as sureties)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ग्रह्
• Form: लट्-लकारः, परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुषः, एकवचनम्

• सः: he
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: प्रथमा-एकवचनम्, पुल्लिङ्गम्

• अतिसंधत्ते: acts with overreaching/commits an improper arrangement (goes beyond what is proper)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अति-सम्-धा
• Form: लट्-लकारः, आत्मनेपदम्, प्रथमपुरुषः, एकवचनम्; ‘अतिसंधा’ = अतिक्रम्य संधत्ते (अतिशयेन/अन्यायेन संधिं करोति)

Entities Mentioned

• guarantors
• other party (para)

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FAQs

What danger is implied by ‘guarantors capable of being seized by the other side’?

They can be coerced, turning the surety into a hostage mechanism that forces compliance on terms favorable to the other party—creating strategic disadvantage.