Sutra 9
Devanagari script
तमितरस्तदात्वे चायत्यां च क्रममवेक्षेत ॥ कZ_०७.८.०९ ॥
Transliteration
tam itaras tadātve cāyatyāṃ ca kramam avekṣeta
Translation
相手方は、現在についても将来についても、手順の順序（あり得る策）を見極めるべきである。
Word by Word
तम्that; it
तम्:
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
Formsarvanāma; accusative singular neuter (or masculine acc. sg. by context); object of अवेक्षेत
इतरःthe other; the next (alternative)
इतरः:
TypeNoun (pronominal adjective)
Rootइतर
Formnominative singular masculine; subject (the other/next one)
तदात्वेat that time; in the immediate present
तदात्वे:
TypeNoun
Rootतदात्व
Formlocative singular neuter; time-locative ‘at that time/then’
चand
च:
TypeParticle
Rootच
Formconjunction
आयत्याम्in the future; in what is to come
आयत्याम्:
TypeNoun
Rootआयति
Formlocative singular feminine; time-locative ‘in the future’
चand
च:
TypeParticle
Rootच
Formconjunction
क्रमम्order; sequence; proper procedure
क्रमम्:
TypeNoun
Rootक्रम
Formaccusative singular masculine; object of अवेक्षेत
अवेक्षेतshould examine; should take into account
अवेक्षेत:
TypeVerb
Rootअव-ईक्ष्
Formoptative (vidhi-liṅ), parasmaipada; 3rd person singular; ‘should consider/observe’
Entities Mentioned
I
itara (counterparty king)FAQs
A structured assessment of the opponent’s likely next moves—near-term and long-term—using the current demand as a signal of intent.