Sutra 6

Devanagari script

तयोर्विशेषलाभादतिसंधिः ॥ कZ_०७.९.०६ ॥

Transliteration

tayor viśeṣalābhād atisaṃdhiḥ

Translation

Lorsqu’une partie obtient un gain particulier (supplémentaire) par rapport à l’autre, c’est un pacte d’avantage excessif (atisaṃdhi).

Word by Word

• तयोः: of the two (of them)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक; षष्ठी-द्विवचन (Genitive dual); पुल्लिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग (प्रसङ्गानुसार)

• विशेष: special advantage; distinction; differential
• Type: Noun
• Root: विशेष
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-एकवचन (Nominative singular); (समासपूर्वपद)

• लाभात्: from (the) gain; due to obtaining
• Type: Noun
• Root: लाभ
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; पञ्चमी-एकवचन (Ablative singular)

• अतिसंधिः: (this is) an over-treaty / special-advantage treaty
• Type: Noun
• Root: अतिसंधि
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-एकवचन (Nominative singular)

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FAQs

How is atisaṃdhi different from a general unequal alliance (viṣamasaṃdhi)?

Viṣamasaṃdhi signals asymmetry in framing/status; atisaṃdhi specifically denotes an agreement where one side extracts an extra, distinct advantage beyond parity.