Sutra 1

Devanagari script

संधिविग्रहयोस्तुल्यायां वृद्धौ संधिमुपेयात् ॥ कZ_०७.२.०१ ॥

Transliteration

saṃdhivigrahayos tulyāyāṃ vṛddhau saṃdhim upeyāt

Translation

When the expected augmentation from peace and from hostility is equal, one should choose peace.

Word by Word

• सन्धि-विग्रहयोः: of (the two policies) peace/treaty and war/hostility
• Type: Noun
• Root: सन्धि (√धा/√धि + उपसर्ग सम्) ; विग्रह (वि + √ग्रह)
• Form: षष्ठी-द्विवचनम् (समासान्तपद: -योः); पुंलिङ्ग (सन्धिः, विग्रहः)

• तुल्यायाम्: when (it is) equal
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तुल्य
• Form: सप्तमी-एकवचनम्; स्त्रीलिङ्ग (वृद्धौ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्)

• वृद्धौ: in (the matter of) increase/advantage
• Type: Noun
• Root: वृद्धि
• Form: सप्तमी-एकवचनम्; स्त्रीलिङ्ग

• सन्धिम्: peace; a treaty
• Type: Noun
• Root: सन्धि (√धा/√धि + सम्)
• Form: द्वितीया-एकवचनम्; पुंलिङ्ग

• उपेयात्: should resort to / should adopt
• Type: Verb
• Root: उप-√इ (इण् गतौ)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), परस्मैपदम्; 3rd person singular; कर्तरि प्रयोगः; ‘he/one should resort to’

Entities Mentioned

• saṃdhi
• vigraha

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FAQs

What principle of choice does this sutra encode?

A risk- and cost-adjusted maxim: if net gains are comparable, select the option with lower predictable downsides—peace.