Sutra 44
Devanagari script
इतोऽर्थ इतरतोऽनर्थसंशय इत्युभयतोऽर्थानर्थसंशयापद् ॥ कZ_०९.७.४४ ॥
Transliteration
ito'rtha itarato'narthasaṃśaya ityubhayato'rthānarthasaṃśayāpad
Translation
जब एक ओर निश्चित लाभ हो और दूसरी ओर हानि संदिग्ध हो—तो यह दोनों ओर से लाभ और संदिग्ध हानि की आपदा है।
Word by Word
इतःfrom here; on this side; in this case
इतः:
TypePronoun/Adverb
Rootइदम्
Formअव्यय; तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त (ablatival adverb)
अर्थःbenefit; advantage; gain
अर्थः:
TypeNoun
Rootअर्थ
Formपुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा एकवचन
इतरतःfrom the other side; otherwise; in the other case
इतरतः:
TypeAdjective/Adverb
Rootइतर
Formअव्यय; तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त (ablatival adverb)
अनर्थharm; loss; disadvantage
अनर्थ:
TypeNoun
Rootअनर्थ
Formपुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा एकवचन (समास-पूर्वपद in अनर्थसंशयः)
संशयःdoubt; uncertainty
संशयः:
TypeNoun
Rootसंशय
Formपुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा एकवचन (समास-उत्तरपद in अनर्थसंशयः)
इतिthus; as follows
इति:
TypeParticle
Rootइति
Formअव्यय; इत्यादि-निदर्शनार्थक
उभयतःfrom both sides; in both ways
उभयतः:
TypeAdverb
Rootउभय
Formअव्यय; तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त (ablatival adverb)
अर्थbenefit; gain
अर्थ:
TypeNoun
Rootअर्थ
Formपुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा एकवचन (समास-पूर्वपद in अर्थानर्थसंशयापत्)
अनर्थharm; loss
अनर्थ:
TypeNoun
Rootअनर्थ
Formपुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा एकवचन (समास-मध्यपद in अर्थानर्थसंशयापत्)
संशयdoubt; uncertainty
संशय:
TypeNoun
Rootसंशय
Formपुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा एकवचन (समास-मध्यपद in अर्थानर्थसंशयापत्)
आपत्calamity; predicament; crisis
आपत्:
TypeNoun
Rootआपद्
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा एकवचन; धातुज-प्रातिपदिक (आपद् > आपत्)
FAQs
It is structurally more favorable: the upside is assured while the downside is only possible, suggesting a more permissive stance—subject to safeguarding core capacities.