Sutra 70
Devanagari script
आवाहविवाहाभ्यां वा कृत्वा सम्योगमसम्युक्तान्भेदयेत् ॥ कZ_०९.६.७० ॥
Transliteration
āvāhavivāhābhyāṃ vā kṛtvā saṃyogam asamyuktān bhedayet
Translation
Ou bien, en créant un lien par les fiançailles et le mariage, il doit diviser ceux qui ne sont pas encore unis.
Word by Word
आवाहsummoning; calling/bringing (the opponent)
आवाह:
TypeNoun
Rootआ-√वह्
Formपुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचन (समासपूर्वपद/नाम); ‘आवाह’ = आह्वान/आनयन (bringing, summoning)
विवाहाभ्याम्by (means of) leading away/carrying off
विवाहाभ्याम्:
TypeNoun
Rootवि-√वह्
Formपुंलिङ्ग; तृतीया द्विवचन; ‘विवाह’ = विवाह/प्रेषण/नयन (leading away, carrying off)
अभ्याम्by the two (means)
अभ्याम्:
TypeParticle
Root/
Formद्विवचन-तृतीया विभक्ति-प्रत्ययः (instrumental dual ending)
वाor
वा:
TypeParticle
Root/
Formअव्यय; विकल्पार्थक (or)
कृत्वाhaving made/done
कृत्वा:
TypeVerb
Root√कृ
Formक्त्वान्त अव्यय (gerund/absolutive); ‘having done/made’
संयोगम्a union/alliance/combination
संयोगम्:
TypeNoun
Rootसम्-√युज्
Formपुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया एकवचन; ‘संयोग’ = संधि/मेल/सम्बन्ध (joining, alliance, union)
असम्युक्तान्those who are not united / non-allied (persons/parties)
असम्युक्तान्:
TypeAdjective
Rootअ-सम्-√युज्
Formपुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया बहुवचन; ‘असम्युक्त’ = असंयुक्त/असंलग्न (not united, not allied)
भेदयेत्should cause (them) to split / should sow dissension
भेदयेत्:
TypeVerb
Root√भिद् (णिच्)
Formलोट्/विधिलिङ् (optative) परस्मैपद; 3पुरुष एकवचन; णिच्-प्रयोगः ‘भेदयति’ = cause to split
Entities Mentioned
Ā
āvāha (betrothal)V
vivāha (marriage)FAQs
By selectively bonding with one party through kinship, the state creates asymmetry in trust and obligations, making it easier to isolate and split remaining unaligned actors.