Sutra 8
Devanagari script
आपद्द् हि सौहृदस्थैर्यमुत्पादयति ॥ कZ_०७.९.०८ ॥
Transliteration
āpadd hi sauhṛdasthairyām utpādayati
Translation
Car la crise engendre la constance (une fermeté éprouvée) dans l’amitié.
Word by Word
आपत्calamity; crisis
आपत्:
TypeNoun
Rootआपद्
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-एकवचनम्
हिindeed; for
हि:
TypeParticle
Rootहि
Formनिपात; अव्यय; हेत्वर्थ/निश्चयार्थ-प्रयोग
सौहृद-स्थैर्यम्steadfastness of friendship; stability of goodwill
सौहृद-स्थैर्यम्:
TypeNoun
Rootस्थैर्य (√स्थिर्)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-एकवचनम्; (सौहृदस्य स्थैर्यम्)
उत्पादयतिproduces; brings about; generates
उत्पादयति:
TypeVerb
Rootउत्+√पद् (उत्पादयति)
Formलट्-लकार; परस्मैपदम्; प्रथमपुरुष; एकवचनम्; सकर्मक
FAQs
By evaluating allies based on behavior during emergencies—speed of aid, cost borne, and willingness to risk—rather than on peacetime assurances.