Sutra 23

Devanagari script

तुल्यकालफलोदयायां वा वृद्धौ संधिमुपेयात् ॥ कZ_०७.१.२३ ॥

Transliteration

tulyakālaphalodayāyāṃ vā vṛddhau saṃdhim upeyāt

Translation

Si el crecimiento (de ambos bandos) produce resultados en el mismo plazo y con un beneficio comparable, debe entrar en un tratado/paz (saṃdhi).

Word by Word

• तुल्य-काल-फल-उदयायाम्: when the rise (outcome) of the fruit is at an equal time (i.e., when results are expected at the same time)
• Type: Noun (compound)
• Root: तुल्य/काल/फल/उदय
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे सप्तमी एकवचनम्; आधार-अधिकरणे (locative of circumstance): 'in the situation of ...'

• वा: or
• Type: Particle
• Root: वा
• Form: विकल्पार्थक-अव्ययम् (disjunctive: 'or')

• वृद्धौ: in increase/advantage (i.e., when one’s advantage is increasing)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वृद्धि
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे सप्तमी एकवचनम्; अधिकरणे: 'in (a state of) increase/advantage'

• सन्धिम्: a treaty/peace (alliance/compact)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सन्धि
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे द्वितीया एकवचनम्; कर्म (object)

• उपेयात्: should enter into / should resort to
• Type: Verb
• Root: उप-इ (इण्)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुषः, एकवचनम्; विध्यर्थः: 'should resort to/should enter into'

Entities Mentioned

• svāmin
• counterparty king

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FAQs

Why prefer saṃdhi when growth payoffs are equal in time and result?

Because neither side gains a decisive advantage soon; a compact reduces wasteful contest and preserves resources until a clearer asymmetry emerges.