Sutra 40

Devanagari script

एकतोभोग्युभयतः सर्वतोभोगि चापरम् ॥ कZ_०७.९.४०च्द् ॥

Transliteration

ekato-bhogya ubhayataḥ sarvato-bhogi cāparam

Translation

(It is) either: (i) exploitable/accessible from one side only, (ii) exploitable from both sides, or (iii) exploitable on all sides (i.e., accessible in every direction).

Word by Word

• एकतः: from one side; on one side
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एक
• Form: अव्यय; तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त (एक + तसिल् → एकतः); अर्थे: 'एकस्मात् पक्षात्/एकदिशः'

• भोग्य: enjoyable/usable; fit to be enjoyed (as a property/land classification)
• Type: Adjective (verbal derivative)
• Root: भुज्
• Form: कृदन्त-विशेषण; यत्-प्रत्ययान्त (भुज् + यत् → भोग्य) 'भोज्य/उपभोग्य'; प्रथमा एकवचनं नपुंसकलिङ्गे (अत्र समासे पूर्वपदम्)

• उभयतः: from both sides; on both sides
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: उभय
• Form: अव्यय; तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त (उभय + तसिल् → उभयतः); अर्थे: 'द्वाभ्याम् अपि पक्षाभ्याम्/द्विदिशः'

• सर्वतः: from all sides; on every side
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सर्व
• Form: अव्यय; तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त (सर्व + तसिल् → सर्वतः); अर्थे: 'सर्वदिशः/सर्वपक्षतः'

• भोगि: enjoying/usable; (as a class) usable/enjoyable (from a specified side)
• Type: Adjective (verbal derivative)
• Root: भुज्
• Form: कृदन्त-विशेषण; इन्-प्रत्ययान्त (भुज् + इन् → भोगिन्; पदे 'भोगि'); प्रथमा एकवचनं नपुंसकलिङ्गे (अत्र समासे उत्तरपदम्)

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

• अपरम्: another; the other (kind)
• Type: Pronoun/Adjective
• Root: अपर
• Form: विशेषण/सर्वनाम-प्राय; प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचनं नपुंसकलिङ्गे; अर्थे: 'अन्यत्/परम्'

Entities Mentioned

• vaśya (amenable ally)

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FAQs

How can ‘bhogya/bhogi’ be read in administrative-strategic terms?

As degrees of access and utility—routes, markets, supply corridors, or operational permissions—available in one, two, or all directions.

What is the niti principle?

Classify partners by the access they grant; prioritize alliances that expand multi-directional reach.