Sutra 69

Devanagari script

यस्य वा यस्माद्भयं वैरं द्वेषो वा तं तस्माद्भेदयेयुः अयं ते शत्रुणा संधत्ते पुरा त्वामतिसंधत्ते क्षिप्रतरं संधीयस्व निग्रहे चास्य प्रयतस्व इति ॥ कZ_०९.६.६९ ॥

Transliteration

yasya vā yasmād bhayaṃ vairaṃ dveṣo vā taṃ tasmād bhedayeyuḥ ayaṃ te śatruṇā saṃdhatte purā tvām atisaṃdhatte kṣiprataraṃ saṃdhīyasva nigrahe cāsya prayatasva iti

Translation

Siapa pun yang ia takuti, ia musuhi, atau ia benci, orang itu harus dipecah dari pihaknya dengan mengatakan: “Ia sedang bersekutu dengan musuhmu; sebelum ia mengakali engkau lewat persekutuan, segeralah bersekutu lebih cepat dan berusahalah mengekangnya.”

Word by Word

यस्यof whom / whose

वाor

यस्मात्from whom / because of whom

भयम्fear; cause of fear

वैरम्enmity

द्वेषःhatred

वाor

तम्him

तस्मात्from that (person); therefore/from him

भेदयेयुःthey should cause (him) to split / sow dissension (against him)

अयम्this (man)

तेyour

शत्रुणाwith/by an enemy

संधत्तेmakes an alliance / enters into a treaty

पुराformerly; earlier

त्वाम्you

अतिसंधत्तेoverreaches you by (deceptive) alliance; makes a treacherous/over-alliancing move against you

क्षिप्रतरम्more quickly; sooner

संधीयस्वenter into an alliance / make a treaty

निग्रहेin restraining; in suppression/punishment

चand

अस्यof him / his

प्रयतस्वstrive; make an effort

इतिthus (saying)

Entities Mentioned

śatru (enemy)

saṃdhi (pact/treaty)

FAQs

What is the core nīti principle in this sutra?

Exploit pre-existing antagonisms to create wedges, then use urgency and betrayal narratives to force rapid realignment and coordinated restraint against the target.