Sutra 22

Devanagari script

परित्यक्तमशक्त्या वा लोभेन प्रणयेन वा ॥ कZ_०८.५.२२च्द् ॥

Transliteration

parityaktam aśaktyā vā lobhena praṇayena vā

Translation

or if he is abandoned—whether due to incapacity, or due to greed, or due to attachment/affection (toward another),

Word by Word

• परित्यक्तम्: abandoned; left behind
• Type: Participle (Verbal adjective)
• Root: त्यज् (परि-त्यज्)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, एकवचन, प्रथमा/द्वितीया; कर्मणि प्रयोगार्थं ‘abandoned/left’

• अशक्त्या: due to inability; from incapacity
• Type: Noun
• Root: शक् (नञ्-पूर्वक: अ-शक्त)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, एकवचन, तृतीया (करण/हेतु); ‘by/through inability’

• वा: or
• Type: Particle
• Root: वा
• Form: विकल्पार्थक अव्यय; ‘or’

• लोभेन: through greed; out of avarice
• Type: Noun
• Root: लुभ् → लोभ
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, एकवचन, तृतीया (करण/हेतु); ‘by/through greed’

• प्रणयेन: through affection/attachment; out of favor
• Type: Noun
• Root: नी (प्र-नी) → प्रणय
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, एकवचन, तृतीया (करण/हेतु); ‘by/through affection/attachment’

• वा: or
• Type: Particle
• Root: वा
• Form: विकल्पार्थक अव्यय; ‘or’

Entities Mentioned

• ally
• rival beneficiary (implicit)

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FAQs

How do these three causes map to policy levers?

Incapacity → provide support or reduce dependence; greed → outbid or change payoff structure; affection/attachment → counter-influence, restore trust, or separate the ally from the rival’s orbit.