Sutra 51

Devanagari script

ते ह्यस्य स्वपक्षं परपक्षं च चिन्तयेयुः ॥ कZ_०१.१५.५१ ॥

Transliteration

te hy asya svapakṣaṃ parapakṣaṃ ca cintayeyuḥ

Translation

For they should deliberate on his own side and the opposing side (i.e., strengths, weaknesses, and intentions).

Word by Word

• ते: they / those (persons)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: sarvanāma; prathamā-vibhakti; bahuvacana; puṃliṅgaḥ (contextually ‘they’ = those persons)

• हि: indeed; for
• Type: Particle
• Root: हि
• Form: nipāta; emphasis/justification

• अस्य: of him / of this (person)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम्
• Form: sarvanāma; ṣaṣṭhī-vibhakti; ekavacana; puṃliṅgaḥ/napuṃsakaḥ (genitive ‘of him/of this’)

• स्वपक्षम्: his own side/party
• Type: Noun
• Root: पक्ष
• Form: samāsa: sva+pakṣa; dvitīyā-vibhakti; ekavacana; puṃliṅgaḥ; karma (object) of ‘cintayeyuḥ’

• परपक्षम्: the opposing side/party
• Type: Noun
• Root: पक्ष
• Form: samāsa: para+pakṣa; dvitīyā-vibhakti; ekavacana; puṃliṅgaḥ; coordinated object with ‘svapakṣam’

• च: and
• Type: Conjunction
• Root: च
• Form: avyaya; samuccaya (and)

• चिन्तयेयुः: they should consider / deliberate upon
• Type: Verb
• Root: चिन्त्
• Form: dhātu: चिन्त्; prayoga: kartari; lakāra: vidhiliṅ (optative); puruṣa: prathama; vacana: bahuvacana; pada: parasmaipada; causative stem (ṇic) ‘cintay-’ = ‘cause to think/consider’ → ‘should consider’

Entities Mentioned

• Ministers (implied)
• King/state (implied)
• Opponents (implied)

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FAQs

What is the administrative intent of ‘svapakṣa’ and ‘parapakṣa’ review?

To institutionalize comparative assessment—evaluating one’s capabilities and vulnerabilities against those of rivals before committing policy or operations.

What is a modern equivalent practice?

Structured intelligence estimates and red-team analysis of adversary courses of action.