Sutra 20

Devanagari script

एवं समस्य षाड्गुण्योपयोगः ॥ कZ_०७.३.२० ॥

Transliteration

evaṃ samasya ṣāḍguṇyopayogaḥ

Translation

Thus, for one who is in a balanced/contested situation, the application of the six measures (ṣāḍguṇya) is to be employed in this manner.

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus; in this manner
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम्
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकार/रीति-वाचक (thus, in this manner)

• समस्य: of the same (i.e., of that just discussed)
• Type: Noun (used adjectivally)
• Root: सम
• Form: सम (a-stem); षष्ठी एकवचन (genitive singular); ‘of the same/that (previously stated)’

• षाड्गुण्य-उपयोगः: the application/employment of ṣāḍguṇya (the sixfold policy)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उप√युज्
• Form: समास: षाड्गुण्यस्य उपयोगः (genitive tatpuruṣa); उपयोग (a-stem) प्रथमा एकवचन; ‘application/employment’

Entities Mentioned

• king (implicitly)

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What does 'samasya' indicate for policy choice?

A condition of relative balance/contest where flexible switching among the six measures is essential rather than a single rigid posture.