Sutra 26
Devanagari script
विपरीतोऽतिसंधत्ते ॥ कZ_०७.८.२६ ॥
Transliteration
viparīto ’tisaṃdhatte
Translation
反対側もまた過度に関与する。
Word by Word
विपरीतःthe opponent / the adverse party
विपरीतः:
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootवि + परि + इ (√इ) / विपरीत (ppp as adjective)
Formप्रथमा-एकवचनम्, पुंलिङ्गः (विशेषणम्/संज्ञावत्); ‘विपरीत’ = भूतकृदन्त-विशेषण (क्त)
अतिसंधत्तेmakes an excessive alliance / overdoes the making of a treaty
अतिसंधत्ते:
TypeVerb
Rootअति + सम् + √धा (धत्ते)
Formलट्-लकारः, प्रथमपुरुषः, एकवचनम्, आत्मनेपदम्; धा-धातोः समासपूर्वक-प्रयोगः (सम्+धा), उपसर्गः ‘अति’
FAQs
As a symmetry clause: whichever side, under reversed roles/conditions, makes the same type of excessive concession falls into the same strategic trap.