Sutra 18

Devanagari script

मित्राणि वा व्यपाश्रयेत कर्शनं वमनं वा कुर्यात् ॥ कZ_०४.३.१८ ॥

Transliteration

mitrāṇi vā vyapāśrayeta karśanaṃ vamanaṃ vā kuryāt

Translation

Atau ia dapat mencari perlindungan/dukungan dari sekutu; dan menerapkan regimen medis seperti karsana (terapi pengurusan/puasa) serta vamana (terapi muntah) sesuai kebutuhan.

Word by Word

• मित्राणि: allies; friends
• Type: Noun
• Root: मित्र
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया बहुवचन (contextually object of व्यपाश्रयेत)

• वा: or
• Type: Particle
• Root: वा
• Form: विकल्पार्थक अव्यय (disjunctive ‘or’)

• व्यपाश्रयेत: should resort to; should seek support/shelter (with)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अप-आ-श्रि (श्रि)
• Form: लिङ् (विधिलिङ्); प्रथमपुरुष एकवचन; परस्मैपद; causative? no; upasarga: वि + अप + आ; ‘should resort to/seek shelter with’

• कर्शनम्: attrition; coercive pressure; wearing down
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्षण
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया एकवचन (कुर्यात् का कर्म)

• वमनम्: expulsion; forcing out; purging (in policy sense)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वमन
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया एकवचन (कुर्यात् का कर्म)

• वा: or
• Type: Particle
• Root: वा
• Form: विकल्पार्थक अव्यय

• कुर्यात्: should do; should undertake
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ
• Form: लिङ् (विधिलिङ्); प्रथमपुरुष एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Entities Mentioned

• allies (mitra)
• king/state (implied)

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FAQs

How is ‘seeking allies’ a governance measure in calamity?

It diversifies supply and credit sources and reduces domestic instability by importing support through diplomacy.

What do ‘karśana’ and ‘vamana’ indicate here?

State-recognized therapeutic interventions—suggesting that medical management is part of crisis administration.