Sutra 25

Devanagari script

प्रियो यस्य स तं गच्छेदित्याश्रयगतिः परा ॥ कZ_०७.२.२५च्द् ॥

Transliteration

priyo yasya sa taṃ gacched ity āśrayagatiḥ parā

Translation

The superior rule of seeking protection is: one should go to him to whom one is dear.

Word by Word

• प्रियः: dear, beloved, favoured
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्री
• Form: प्रातिपदिक: प्रिय; पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• यस्य: of whom; whose
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद्
• Form: सर्वनाम; षष्ठी-एकवचन; पुं/नपुं (सामान्य-सम्बन्धे)

• सः: he; that person
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: सर्वनाम; पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-एकवचन

• तम्: him; that (person)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: सर्वनाम; पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-एकवचन

• गच्छेत्: should go (to)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम्
• Form: लोट्/विधिलिङ् (optative); परस्मैपदम्; प्रथमपुरुष; एकवचन; धातु: गम्; रूपम्: गच्छेत् = 'should go'

• इति: thus; ‘so’ (quotative)
• Type: Particle
• Root: इति
• Form: निपात; इत्यादि-वाक्यसमाप्त्यर्थकः

• आश्रय-गतिः: the course/policy of seeking refuge (going to a protector)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गम् (गति) / श्रि (आश्रय)
• Form: समास: आश्रयस्य गतिः; स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-एकवचन

• परा: supreme; highest; best
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पर
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-एकवचन; विशेषणम् (आश्रयगतिः इत्यस्य)

Entities Mentioned

• āśraya (resort/refuge)

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FAQs

Why prefer the party to whom you are dear (rather than the one you like)?

Because the protector’s incentive to defend you matters more than your preference; protection depends on the patron’s commitment and perceived value of you.