Sutra 16

Devanagari script

परस्यैतद्वाक्यम् ॥ कZ_०१.१६.१६

Transliteration

parasyaitad vākyam

Translation

C’est la maxime (énoncée comme) la parole d’autrui.

Word by Word

• परस्य: of the other party / of the opponent
• Type: Noun/Adjective (used substantively)
• Root: पर
• Form: षष्ठी-एकवचनम्, पुंलिङ्गम् (पर-शब्दः); ‘पर’ = other/enemy/opponent; here genitive: ‘of the other (party)’

• एतत्: this
• Type: Pronoun (demonstrative)
• Root: एतद्
• Form: प्रथमा-एकवचनम्, नपुंसकलिङ्गम्; deictic pronoun qualifying ‘वाक्यम्’

• वाक्यम्: statement / utterance
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाच्
• Form: प्रथमा-एकवचनम्, नपुंसकलिङ्गम्; ‘वाक्य’ = speech/statement/utterance

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What does ‘parasyaitad vākyam’ signal in Arthashastra style?

Kauṭilya marks that the rule is also supported by another authority/tradition, lending normative weight.