Sutra 30

Devanagari script

ज्ञात्वा वसेदपसरेद्वा ॥ कZ_०१.१६.३० ॥

Transliteration

jñātvā vased apasared vā.

Translation

Après avoir compris la situation, il doit soit rester (continuer), soit se retirer.

Word by Word

• ज्ञात्वा: having known; after ascertaining
• Type: Verb (non-finite)
• Root: ज्ञा
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund); parasmaipada sense; ‘having known/ascertained’ (prior action)

• वसेत्: he should stay/dwell
• Type: Verb
• Root: वस्
• Form: लोट् (imperative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष एकवचन; विधिलिङ्/आज्ञार्थे—injunctive sense: ‘let him dwell/stay’

• अपसरेत्: he should withdraw/leave
• Type: Verb
• Root: अप-√सृ
• Form: लोट् (imperative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष एकवचन; ‘let him withdraw/leave’

• वा: or
• Type: Particle
• Root: वा
• Form: अव्यय; विकल्पार्थक (disjunctive)

Entities Mentioned

• agent/operative

More Details

FAQs

What is the Nīti takeaway?

Information precedes commitment: decide to persist or exit only after diagnosis, not impulse.