Sutra 1
Devanagari script
यातव्योऽभियास्यमानः संधिकारणमादातुकामो विहन्तुकामो वा सामवायिकानामन्यतमं लाभद्वैगुण्येन पणेत ॥ कZ_०७.८.०१ ॥
Transliteration
yātavyo'bhiyāsyamānaḥ saṃdhikāraṇamādātukāmo vihantukāmo vā sāmavāyikānām anyatamaṃ lābhadvaiguṇyena paṇeta
Translation
Lorsqu’il faut marcher (ou qu’on est sur le point d’être abordé), en voulant soit obtenir les bases d’un accord, soit frapper, on doit marchander avec quelque membre de la coalition alliée (sāmavāyika) en offrant un gain double.
Word by Word
यातव्यःone who is to be approached / dealt with
यातव्यः:
TypeParticiple (Gerundive)
Rootया
Formकृदन्त (तव्यत्), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचन; विधेय-विशेषण (one who is to be approached/treated)
अभियास्यमानःbeing pressed/assailed (being closely approached)
अभियास्यमानः:
TypeParticiple (Present Passive)
Rootअभि-आस्
Formकृदन्त (शानच्), कर्मणि वर्तमान, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचन; ‘being pressed/assailed/approached closely’
सन्धि-कारणम्a cause/ground for peace (treaty)
सन्धि-कारणम्:
TypeNoun
Rootसन्धि, कारण
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया एकवचन; object of ‘आदातुकामः’
आदातु-कामःwishing to obtain (it)
आदातु-कामः:
TypeNoun (Desiderative adjective)
Rootआ-दा
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचन; ‘wishing to take/obtain’
विहन्तु-कामःor wishing to destroy (him)
विहन्तु-कामः:
TypeNoun (Desiderative adjective)
Rootवि-हन्
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचन; ‘wishing to strike/kill/destroy’
वाor
वा:
TypeParticle
Rootवा
Formविकल्पार्थक अव्यय
सामवायिकानाम्of the collective/combined (ones/factors)
सामवायिकानाम्:
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootसामवायिक
Formपुंलिङ्ग (or विशेषण-रूप), षष्ठी बहुवचन; ‘of the collective/combined (factors/means)’
अन्यतमम्one (out) of them
अन्यतमम्:
TypePronoun/Adjective
Rootअन्यतम
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया एकवचन; ‘one of (them)’
लाभ-द्वैगुण्येनby (offering) double gain / with gain doubled
लाभ-द्वैगुण्येन:
TypeNoun
Rootलाभ, द्वैगुण्य
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया एकवचन; करण/हेतु-भाव
पणेतhe should bargain/offer (terms)
पणेत:
TypeVerb
Rootपण्
Formलोट्/विधिलिङ् (injunctive/optative sense), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष एकवचन; ‘should bargain/offer/stipulate’
Entities Mentioned
S
sāmavāyika (coalition member)S
state planning a march/expeditionFAQs
Use calibrated side-payments to detach a coalition member, reducing collective opposition and improving bargaining leverage.