Sutra 14

Devanagari script

विपरीतः प्रसादकः ॥ कZ_०९.४.१४ ॥

Transliteration

viparītaḥ prasādakaḥ

Translation

Le cas inverse apaise et obtient l’adhésion.

Word by Word

• विपरीतः: opposite; contrary; reversed (in effect)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वि-परि-इ (इण्) / √इ (गत्यर्थ) → विपरीत (कृदन्त-विशेषण)
• Form: प्रातिपदिकम्: विपरीत; विशेषणम्; पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा-एकवचनम् (प्रसादकः इति विशेष्यस्य)

• प्रसादकः: a conciliator; appeaser; one who brings about favor/placation
• Type: Noun (agent noun)
• Root: प्र-√सद् (सदँ शान्तौ/प्रसादे) + णिच् (causative) → प्रसादयति; तस्मात् ण्वुल् (कृदन्त) → प्रसादक
• Form: प्रातिपदिकम्: प्रसादक; पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा-एकवचनम्; कर्तृवाचक-नाम (one who causes prasāda)

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Reverse of what, and in what sense ‘prasādaka’?

Reverse of the anger-producing scenario: when decisions align gains with perceived justice and manage elite expectations, outcomes pacify both internal factions and external audiences.