Sutra 17

Devanagari script

यदा वा फलमेकहार्यमल्पकालं पश्येत्तदा पार्ष्णिग्राहासाराभ्यां विगृह्य यायात् ॥ कZ_०७.४.१७ ॥

Transliteration

yadā vā phalam ekahāryam alpakālaṃ paśyet tadā pārṣṇigrāhāsārābhyāṃ vigṛhya yāyāt

Translation

Ou bien, lorsqu’il prévoit un gain pouvant être obtenu d’un seul coup et en peu de temps, il doit marcher après avoir engagé les hostilités contre le saisisseur de talon et l’allié faible de l’ennemi.

Word by Word

• यदा: when
• Type: Pronoun (relative adverb)
• Root: यद्
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक-सम्बन्धे ‘यदा…तदा’ युग्मे

• वा: or; alternatively
• Type: Particle
• Root: वा
• Form: अव्यय; विकल्पार्थक/समुच्चयार्थक

• फलम्: gain; result; advantage
• Type: Noun
• Root: फल
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचन; कर्म/विषय (पश्येत्)

• एकहार्यम्: obtainable in a single taking/operation; a one-time gain
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एक + हार्य
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचन; ‘फलम्’ इति विशेषणम्; हार्य = हर्तव्य/आहर्तव्य (to be taken/obtained)

• अल्पकालम्: for a short time; within a short period
• Type: Adjective (used adverbially)
• Root: अल्प + काल
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया एकवचन; क्रियाविशेषणवत्—‘for a short time/within a short time’

• पश्येत्: should perceive/see; should judge/consider
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (पश्)
• Form: लोट्/विधिलिङ् (optative) परस्मैपदम्; प्रथमपुरुष एकवचन; ‘he should see/consider’

• तदा: then
• Type: Pronoun (correlative adverb)
• Root: तद्
• Form: अव्यय; ‘यदा…तदा’ सहसंबन्धे

• पार्ष्णिग्राहासाराभ्याम्: by means of the rear-enemy and the weak party/force
• Type: Noun (compound)
• Root: पार्ष्णिग्राह + असार
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; तृतीया द्विवचन; साधन/सहकारक—‘by/with (the help of) the rear-enemy and the weak (ally/force)’

• विगृह्य: having broken with; having entered into hostility
• Type: Gerund (absolutive)
• Root: ग्रह् (वि + ग्रह्)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (ल्यप्); पूर्वक्रिया—‘having quarrelled/after breaking with’

• यायात्: should go; should march/advance
• Type: Verb
• Root: या
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative) परस्मैपदम्; प्रथमपुरुष एकवचन; ‘he should go/march’

Entities Mentioned

• pārṣṇigrāha
• asāra (weak ally)

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FAQs

What kind of objective is preferred in 7.4.17?

A limited, quickly achievable objective—one that can be taken decisively—paired with actions that prevent rear disruption.