Sutra 13

Devanagari script

संहितश्चेत्परप्रकृतयो लुब्धक्षीणापचरिताः प्रत्यादानभयाद्वा नोपगच्छन्ति इति पश्येद्द् हीनोऽपि विगृह्णीयात् ॥ कZ_०७.३.१३ ॥

Transliteration

saṃhitaś cet paraprakṛtayo lubdhakṣīṇāpacaritāḥ pratyādānabhayād vā nopagacchanti iti paśyed hīno'pi vigṛhṇīyāt

Translation

यदि संधि (शांति) की अवस्था में वह देखे कि शत्रु की प्रकृतियाँ (अंग/घटक) लोभी, क्षीण या विमुख हैं—और प्रतिदान/जब्ती के भय से वे उसके पास नहीं आते—तो वह हीन होने पर भी विग्रह (शत्रुता/युद्ध) करे।

Word by Word

संहितः(one who is) in alliance / having concluded a treaty

चेत्if

पर-प्रकृतयःthe other side’s (enemy’s) state-elements / constituents

लुब्ध-क्षीण-अपचरिताः(having become) greedy, weakened, and estranged/turned away

प्रत्यादान-भयात्from fear of being made to give back / of retraction (of what was granted)

वाor

नnot

उपगच्छन्तिthey approach / join / come over

इतिthus

पश्येत्he should observe/consider

हीनःinferior / weaker

अपिeven (though)

विगृह्णीयात्he should undertake hostility / wage war

Entities Mentioned

paraprakṛti (enemy constituents)

weaker king/state

FAQs

Why would a weaker king initiate vigraha here?

Because the opponent’s internal base is already compromised; the weaker side can exploit brittleness through pressure, raids, and political operations even without parity in open battle.