Sutra 19
Devanagari script
संधिनैकतो विग्रहेणैकतश्चेत्कार्यसिद्धिं पश्येज्ज्यायानपि द्वैधीभूतस्तिष्ठेत् ॥ कZ_०७.३.१९ ॥
Transliteration
saṃdhinā ekato vigraheṇa ekataś cet kāryasiddhiṃ paśyet jyāyān api dvaidhībhūtas tiṣṭhet
Translation
If by making peace with one party and waging war against another one foresees the accomplishment of the objective, then—even against a stronger power—one should remain in a dual posture (dvaidhībhāva).
Word by Word
सन्धिनाby/through alliance (treaty)
सन्धिना:
TypeNoun
Rootसन्धि
Formपुंलिङ्ग; तृतीया-एकवचन (करणे)
एकतःon one side / in one way
एकतः:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएकतः
Formअव्यय; पक्ष/दिशा-अर्थे
विग्रहेणby/through hostility (war)
विग्रहेण:
TypeNoun
Rootविग्रह
Formपुंलिङ्ग; तृतीया-एकवचन (करणे)
एकतःon the other side / in another way
एकतः:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएकतः
Formअव्यय; पक्ष/दिशा-अर्थे
चand
च:
TypeParticle
Rootच
Formसमुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय
चेत्if
चेत्:
TypeParticle
Rootचेत्
Formशर्त/यदि-अर्थक-अव्यय
कार्यसिद्धिम्accomplishment of the objective
कार्यसिद्धिम्:
TypeNoun
Rootकार्यसिद्धि
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-एकवचन; कर्म
पश्येत्should see / should perceive
पश्येत्:
TypeVerb
Root√पश् (दृश्)
Formलिङ् (विधिलिङ्); परस्मैपद; प्रथम-पुरुष; एकवचन
ज्यायान्even if (the opponent is) stronger/superior
ज्यायान्:
TypeAdjective
Rootज्यायस्
Formपुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-एकवचन; तुलनात्मक (comparative)
अपिeven / although
अपि:
TypeParticle
Rootअपि
Formअव्यय; अपि = ‘even/also’
द्वैधीभूतःhaving adopted a dual policy (double posture)
द्वैधीभूतः:
TypeVerbal adjective (Kṛdanta)
Rootद्वैधीभू
Formभू-धातु; क्त (भूतकर्मणि/निष्ठा); पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-एकवचन; ‘द्वैधी-भूत’ = द्विधा स्थितः
तिष्ठेत्should remain / should maintain (that stance)
तिष्ठेत्:
TypeVerb
Root√स्था
Formलिङ् (विधिलिङ्); परस्मैपद; प्रथम-पुरुष; एकवचन
Entities Mentioned
K
king (implicitly)A
ally/peace partnerE
enemy/war targetS
stronger power (jyāyān)FAQs
A deliberate split strategy: treaty/peace with one actor while simultaneously prosecuting conflict with another to achieve a specific goal.
Because the criterion is kāryasiddhi (objective success); dual alignment can offset superior strength through positioning and selective engagement.