Sutra 59
Devanagari script
सामवायिकानामपुरोगस्य तु यात्रामध्यान्तगोऽनर्थः संशयो श्रेयानुपसम्प्राप्तुमनिर्बन्धगामित्वात् ॥ कZ_०९.७.५९ ॥
Transliteration
sāmavāyikānām apurogasya tu yātrā-madhyānta-go 'narthaḥ saṃśayo vā śreyān upasamprāptum anirbandha-gāmitvāt
Translation
सामूहिक कार्य में, यदि मान्य अग्रणी न हो, तो यात्रा के आरंभ, मध्य या अंत—किसी भी चरण में अनर्थ हो सकता है; इसलिए परिणाम संदिग्ध हों तो सावधानी से आगे बढ़ना और कठोर प्रतिबद्धता से बचना श्रेयस्कर है, क्योंकि ऐसे उपक्रम दृढ़ दिशा के बिना बहकते रहते हैं।
Word by Word
सामवायिकानाम्of the confederates / allied associates
सामवायिकानाम्:
TypeNoun (Adjective used substantively)
Rootसामवायिक
Formषष्ठी-बहुवचनम् (Gen. pl.); पुंलिङ्गे (contextually ‘of the confederates/associates’)
अपुरोगस्यof one who is not at the front / of a leaderless (advance)
अपुरोगस्य:
TypeNoun (Adjective)
Rootअपुरोग
Formषष्ठी-एकवचनम् (Gen. sg.); पुंलिङ्गे; ‘one who is not in front/without a leader at the front’
तुbut / however
तु:
TypeParticle
Rootतु
Formनिपातः; विरोध/विशेषार्थे
यात्राexpedition / march
यात्रा:
TypeNoun
Rootयात्रा
Formप्रथमा-एकवचनम् (Nom. sg.); स्त्रीलिङ्गे
मध्यmiddle
मध्य:
TypeNoun (used adverbially in compound)
Rootमध्य
Formसमासपूर्वपद-रूपेण; ‘in the middle’
अन्तend
अन्त:
TypeNoun (used adverbially in compound)
Rootअन्त
Formसमासपूर्वपद-रूपेण; ‘at the end’
गःgoing / being (located)
गः:
TypeNoun (agentive/participial, as second member of compound)
Rootग (गम्)
Formप्रथमा-एकवचनम् (Nom. sg.); पुंलिङ्गे; ‘going/being situated’
अनर्थःharm / misfortune
अनर्थः:
TypeNoun
Rootअनर्थ
Formप्रथमा-एकवचनम् (Nom. sg.); पुंलिङ्गे
संशयःdoubt / uncertainty
संशयः:
TypeNoun
Rootसंशय
Formप्रथमा-एकवचनम् (Nom. sg.); पुंलिङ्गे
श्रेयान्better / preferable
श्रेयान्:
TypeAdjective (comparative)
Rootश्रेयस्
Formप्रथमा-एकवचनम् (Nom. sg.); पुंलिङ्गे; श्रेयस्-शब्दस्य तुलनात्मक-प्रयोगः
उपसम्प्राप्तुम्to reach / to attain
उपसम्प्राप्तुम्:
TypeVerb (Infinitive)
Rootउप-सम्-प्राप्
Formतुमुन्-प्रत्ययान्तम् (infinitive); ‘to reach/attain’
अनिर्बन्धwithout firm resolve
अनिर्बन्ध:
TypeNoun (as first member of compound)
Rootअनिर्बन्ध
Formसमासपूर्वपद-रूपेण; ‘without firm resolve/without insistence’
गामित्वात्because of the tendency to go / because of going (in that manner)
गामित्वात्:
TypeNoun (abstract)
Rootगामित्व
Formपञ्चमी-एकवचनम् (Abl. sg.); नपुंसकलिङ्गे; -त्व (भाव) + तसिल्/त् (abl.)
Entities Mentioned
C
collective enterpriseL
leaderless organizationFAQs
Coordination failure: without a clear leader, harm can arise at any phase, so the state should avoid rigid commitment and keep options open.
Assign accountable leadership and maintain controllable commitments; otherwise treat the venture as high-variance and proceed cautiously.