Sutra 57
Devanagari script
विभवो यावदङ्गानां चतुर्णां सदृशो भवेत् ॥ कZ_१०.५.५७च्द् ॥
Transliteration
vibhavo yāvad aṅgānāṃ caturṇāṃ sadṛśo bhavet
Translation
ಸಂಪನ್ಮೂಲಗಳು ಎಷ್ಟರವರೆಗೆ ಅನುಮತಿಸುತ್ತವೆಯೋ ಅಷ್ಟರವರೆಗೆ ನಾಲ್ಕು ಸೇನಾ-ಅಂಗಗಳ ಬಲವನ್ನು ಸಮಾನುಪಾತವಾಗಿ ಇರಿಸಬೇಕು.
Word by Word
विभवःresources; power; means
विभवः:
TypeNoun
Rootविभव
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-एकवचन
यावत्as much as; to the extent that
यावत्:
TypeIndeclinable/Particle
Rootयावत्
Formअव्यय; परिमाण/सीमा-वाचक (as much as, to the extent that)
अङ्गानाम्of the limbs/constituents (of the state)
अङ्गानाम्:
TypeNoun
Rootअङ्ग
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-बहुवचन
चतुर्णाम्of four
चतुर्णाम्:
TypeNumeral
Rootचतुर्
Formषष्ठी-बहुवचन (of four)
सदृशःequal; similar; commensurate
सदृशः:
TypeAdjective
Rootसदृश
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-एकवचन; विशेषण (विभवः इत्यस्य)
भवेत्should be; ought to become
भवेत्:
TypeVerb
Rootभू
Formलिङ् (विधिलिङ्), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन
Entities Mentioned
C
caturaṅga (fourfold army)FAQs
A bounded-optimization rule: balance is ideal, but force design must remain constrained by fiscal and logistical capacity.
Overweighting one arm creates exploitable vulnerabilities; proportionality supports flexibility across terrains and enemy tactics.