Sutra 36

Devanagari script

तुल्ये हिरण्यभोगे प्रार्थितार्थता प्राभूत्यमल्पप्रयसता सातत्यं च विशेषः ॥ कZ_०७.९.३६ ॥

Transliteration

tulye hiraṇyabhoge prārthitārthatā prābhūtyam alpa-prayasatā sātatyaṃ ca viśeṣaḥ

Translation

When cash-support is equal, the differentiators are: granting what is requested, political weight/influence, requiring little effort (low transaction cost), and continuity of support.

Word by Word

• तुल्ये: when (the two are) equal / in the case of equality (in two respects)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तुल्य
• Form: सप्तमी-द्विवचनम् (नपुंसकलिङ्गे/पुंलिङ्गे/स्त्रीलिङ्गे—सामान्यविशेषणरूपेण); अधिकरणे

• हिरण्यभोगे: in (matters of) monetary gain/revenue (and) enjoyment/benefit
• Type: Noun
• Root: हिरण्यभोग
• Form: सप्तमी-द्विवचनम् (पुंलिङ्गः); अधिकरणे

• प्रार्थितार्थता: attainment of the desired objective
• Type: Noun (abstract)
• Root: प्रार्थितार्थता
• Form: प्रथमा-एकवचनम् (स्त्रीलिङ्गः); विधेय/लक्षणरूपेण

• प्राभूत्यम्: superiority / predominance
• Type: Noun (abstract)
• Root: प्राभूत्य
• Form: प्रथमा-एकवचनम् (नपुंसकलिङ्गः); विधेय

• अल्पप्रयसता: (the quality of) requiring little effort
• Type: Noun (abstract)
• Root: अल्पप्रयसता
• Form: प्रथमा-एकवचनम् (स्त्रीलिङ्गः); विधेय

• सातत्यम्: continuity / sustainedness
• Type: Noun (abstract)
• Root: सातत्य
• Form: प्रथमा-एकवचनम् (नपुंसकलिङ्गः); विधेय

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

• विशेषः: the distinguishing factor / the deciding difference
• Type: Noun
• Root: विशेष
• Form: प्रथमा-एकवचनम् (पुंलिङ्गः); विधेय—‘is the distinguishing factor’

Entities Mentioned

• hiraṇya (cash/treasury)

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FAQs

How can 'alpaprayasatā' be used as a modern policy metric?

As a proxy for transaction costs: fewer conditions, faster disbursement, simpler coordination, and lower bureaucratic friction make an ally more valuable even at equal nominal support.