Sutra 9
Devanagari script
तमितरस्तदात्वे चायत्यां च क्रममवेक्षेत ॥ कZ_०७.८.०९ ॥
Transliteration
tam itaras tadātve cāyatyāṃ ca kramam avekṣeta
Translation
The other party should assess the sequence of steps (the likely plan) both for the present and for the future.
Word by Word
तम्that; it
तम्:
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
Formsarvanāma; accusative singular neuter (or masculine acc. sg. by context); object of अवेक्षेत
इतरःthe other; the next (alternative)
इतरः:
TypeNoun (pronominal adjective)
Rootइतर
Formnominative singular masculine; subject (the other/next one)
तदात्वेat that time; in the immediate present
तदात्वे:
TypeNoun
Rootतदात्व
Formlocative singular neuter; time-locative ‘at that time/then’
चand
च:
TypeParticle
Rootच
Formconjunction
आयत्याम्in the future; in what is to come
आयत्याम्:
TypeNoun
Rootआयति
Formlocative singular feminine; time-locative ‘in the future’
चand
च:
TypeParticle
Rootच
Formconjunction
क्रमम्order; sequence; proper procedure
क्रमम्:
TypeNoun
Rootक्रम
Formaccusative singular masculine; object of अवेक्षेत
अवेक्षेतshould examine; should take into account
अवेक्षेत:
TypeVerb
Rootअव-ईक्ष्
Formoptative (vidhi-liṅ), parasmaipada; 3rd person singular; ‘should consider/observe’
Entities Mentioned
I
itara (counterparty king)FAQs
A structured assessment of the opponent’s likely next moves—near-term and long-term—using the current demand as a signal of intent.