Sutra 2

Devanagari script

पणमानः क्षयव्ययप्रवासप्रत्यवायपरोपकारशरीराबाधांश्चास्य वर्णयेत् ॥ कZ_०७.८.०२ ॥

Transliteration

paṇamānaḥ kṣayavyayapravāsapratyavāyaparopakāraśarīrābādhāṃś cāsya varṇayet

Translation

While bargaining, he should set forth (to the other party) his losses, expenditures, absence from home, risks of reversal, services rendered, and bodily hardships.

Word by Word

• पणमानः: one who is bargaining / proposing a stake or payment
• Type: Noun/Participle
• Root: पण्
• Form: प्र. एक. पुं.; वर्तमानकृदन्त (शतृ) ‘पणमान’ = पणयन्/पणं कुर्वन्; कर्तरि प्रयोगः

• क्षय: loss, diminution
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षि
• Form: प्रा. एक. पुं.; ‘क्षय’

• व्यय: expenditure, outlay
• Type: Noun
• Root: वि + इ
• Form: प्रा. एक. पुं.; ‘व्यय’

• प्रवास: absence, living away (from home)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्र + वस्
• Form: प्रा. एक. पुं.; ‘प्रवास’

• प्रत्यवाय: obstacle, adverse consequence, mishap
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रति + अव + इ
• Form: प्रा. एक. पुं.; ‘प्रत्यवाय’

• परोपकार: help rendered to others; benefaction
• Type: Noun
• Root: पर + उप + कृ
• Form: प्रा. एक. पुं.; ‘परोपकार’

• शरीर: body
• Type: Noun
• Root: शरीर
• Form: प्रा. एक. नपुं.; ‘शरीर’

• आबाधान्: afflictions, troubles, ailments
• Type: Noun
• Root: आ + बाध्
• Form: द्वि. बहु. पुं.; ‘आबाध’ = पीडा/उपद्रव

• च: and
• Type: Particle
• Root: च
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक अव्यय

• अस्य: of him/this (person)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम्
• Form: षष्ठी एक. पुं./नपुं.; ‘अस्य’

• वर्णयेत्: should describe / should report
• Type: Verb
• Root: वर्ण्
• Form: लिङ् (विधिलिङ्), परस्मैपद, प्र. पु. एक.; ‘वर्णयेत्’ = वर्णनं कुर्यात्

Entities Mentioned

• negotiator/envoy (implicit)
• counterparty (implicit)

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FAQs

What is the practical purpose of listing losses and hardships in negotiation?

To justify demands, increase perceived entitlement, and pressure the counterpart into concessions by highlighting sunk costs and risks borne.