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Shloka 28

मृदु-तीक्ष्ण-नीति तथा दुष्टलक्षण-विज्ञानम्

Measured Policy and the Recognition of Malicious Disposition

भेदं च प्रथमं युञ्ज्यात्‌ तृष्णीं दण्डं तथैव च । काले प्रयोजयेद्‌ राजा तस्मिंस्तस्मिंस्तदा तदा,राजा शत्रुके प्रति पहले भेदनीतिका प्रयोग करे। तत्पश्चात्‌ वह उपयुक्त अवसर आनेपर भिन्न-भिन्न शत्रुके प्रति भिन्न-भिन्न समयमें चुपचाप दण्डनीतिका प्रयोग करे

bhedaṃ ca prathamaṃ yuñjyāt tṛṣṇīṃ daṇḍaṃ tathaiva ca | kāle prayojayed rājā tasmiṃstasmiṃstadā tadā ||

Seorang raja hendaknya mula-mula memakai siasat pemecah-belah, menimbulkan pertentangan di antara lawan. Sesudah itu, pada saat yang tepat, ia pun menerapkan hukuman—dengan diam dan penuh kendali—menyesuaikannya dengan tiap musuh dan tiap kesempatan.

भेदम्dissension/conciliation-by-division (policy of sowing dissension)
भेदम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootभेद
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
प्रथमम्first/at first
प्रथमम्:
Adhikarana
TypeAdjective
Rootप्रथम
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
युञ्ज्यात्should employ/apply
युञ्ज्यात्:
TypeVerb
Rootयुज्
FormOptative (Vidhi-lin), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada
तृष्णीम्silently/secretly
तृष्णीम्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतृष्णीम् (तृष्णी)
दण्डम्punishment/force (policy of punishment)
दण्डम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootदण्ड
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
तथाthus/likewise
तथा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतथा
एवindeed/just
एव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
कालेat the proper time
काले:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootकाल
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular
प्रयोजयेत्should cause to be applied/should employ
प्रयोजयेत्:
TypeVerb
Rootप्र-युज् (प्रयोजयति)
FormOptative (Vidhi-lin), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada, Causative
राजाthe king
राजा:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootराजन्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
तस्मिन्in that (case/instance)
तस्मिन्:
Adhikarana
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine/Neuter, Locative, Singular
तस्मिन्in that (case/instance)
तस्मिन्:
Adhikarana
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine/Neuter, Locative, Singular
तदाthen/at that time
तदा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतदा
तदाthen/at that time
तदा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतदा

भीष्म उवाच

B
Bhīṣma
R
rājā (the king)
Ś
śatru (enemy, implied by context)