Sutra 33

Devanagari script

यातव्येन वा संधायैनमतिसंदध्यात् ॥ कZ_०७.८.३३ ॥

Transliteration

yātavyena vā saṃdhāya enam atisaṃdadhyāt.

Translation

Or, having made an agreement with one with whom he must proceed (yātavya), he should then re-settle/renegotiate beyond it (i.e., conclude a further/overriding arrangement).

Word by Word

• यातव्येन: by what is to be gone / by the route that must be taken (i.e., by the necessary course)
• Type: Noun (gerundive used adjectivally)
• Root: या
• Form: कृदन्त (तव्यत्), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-एकवचन; ‘यातव्य’ = गन्तव्य/यात्रा-योग्य

• वा: or
• Type: Particle
• Root: वा
• Form: विकल्पार्थक अव्यय

• संधाय: having made peace / having concluded an agreement
• Type: Verb (absolutive)
• Root: सम्-धा
• Form: क्त्वान्त (अव्यय), उपसर्ग: सम्; अर्थ: ‘संधि/समाधानं कृत्वा’

• एनम्: him / this person
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम्
• Form: सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक ‘इदम्’; पुल्लिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-एकवचन; (context: ‘him/this one’)

• अतिसंदध्यात्: he should over-conciliate / make an excessive (or further) compact
• Type: Verb
• Root: अति-सम्-धा
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; धातु: धा; उपसर्ग: अति + सम्; अर्थ: ‘अतिशयेन संधिं कुर्यात्/पुनः संधिं योजयेत्’

Entities Mentioned

• king
• yātavya partner/party

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FAQs

What does atisaṃdadhyāt imply in diplomatic practice?

Do not treat the first pact as final—add clauses, renew, or supersede it when strategic conditions require tighter control or better terms.