Arthashastra 6.2.40: Mandala-yoni, Adhyaya 2, Sutra 40
Devanagari script
उच्छेद्यः पीडनीयो वा बलवानपि जायते ॥
Transliteration
ucchedyaḥ pīḍanīyo vā balavān api jāyate
Translation
इसलिए उसको खत्म करना चाहिए। अगर वो नहीं हो पा रहा, तो कम से कम उसको दबाके रखना। चाहे वो कितना भी ताकतवर हो जाए।
Word by Word
उच्छेद्यःto be eliminated / to be cut off
उच्छेद्यः:
TypeParticiple (Verbal adjective)
Rootउत्-छिद्
Formकृदन्त (तव्यत्/यत्-प्रत्ययार्थक), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचन; विधेय-विशेषणम् (to be cut off/removed)
पीडनीयःto be oppressed / to be pressured
पीडनीयः:
TypeParticiple (Verbal adjective)
Rootपीड्
Formकृदन्त (अनीयर्-प्रत्यय), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचन; विधेय-विशेषणम् (to be oppressed/pressed)
वाor
वा:
TypeParticle
Rootवा
Formविकल्पार्थक अव्ययम् (either/or)
बलवान्powerful / strong
बलवान्:
TypeNoun (adjectival)
Rootबल
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचन; बलवत्-प्रातिपदिक (मतुप्/वतुप्-प्रत्यय), विशेषणम्
अपिeven / although
अपि:
TypeParticle
Rootअपि
Formसमुच्चय/अपेक्षार्थक अव्ययम्; here concessive ‘even’
जायतेbecomes / comes to be
जायते:
TypeVerb
Rootजन्
Formलट् (वर्तमान), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; धातु: जन् (to be born/come to be)
Entities Mentioned
Ś
śatru (implied enemy)FAQs
Not necessarily; he gives a menu: either uproot (if feasible and necessary) or keep the adversary strategically suppressed through sustained pressure so he cannot mature into a decisive threat.
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