Sutra 16

Devanagari script

तं भूमिद्रव्याभ्यामुपगृह्याग्राह्यः प्रतिकुर्वीत ॥ कZ_१२.१.१६ ॥

Transliteration

taṃ bhūmidravyābhyām upagṛhya agrāhyaḥ pratikurvīta

Translation

ഭൂമിയും ധനവസ്തുക്കളും നൽകി അവനെ സ്വന്തം പക്ഷത്താക്കി ഉറപ്പിച്ച ശേഷം, വാങ്ങിക്കൂട്ടാൻ/വശപ്പെടുത്താൻ കഴിയാത്തവന്റെ നേരെ പ്രതികാരം (പ്രതിക്രമം) നടത്തണം।

Word by Word

• तम्: him/that person
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: sarvanāma-śabda; dvitīyā-vibhakti; ekavacana; pumliṅga (contextual)

• भूमि-द्रव्याभ्याम्: with land and money/wealth (i.e., by means of immovable and movable assets)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूमि + द्रव्य
• Form: samāsa; tṛtīyā-vibhakti; dvivacana; napuṃsakaliṅga (both members neuter)

• उपगृह्य: having taken/appropriated
• Type: Verb (absolutive)
• Root: उप-ग्रह्
• Form: ktvā-pratyaya (absolutive/gerund); parasmaipada-root; ‘having taken/appropriated/accepted’

• अग्राह्यः: (he/it) is not to be seized/should not be taken
• Type: Adjective (verbal derivative)
• Root: ग्रह्
• Form: nañ-tatpuruṣa with kṛtya (ṇyat) sense; prathamā-vibhakti; ekavacana; pumliṅga; predicate adjective: ‘not to be seized/accepted’

• प्रतिकुर्वीत: should compensate / should make restitution
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्रति-कृ
• Form: vidhiliṅ (optative); parasmaipada; prathama-puruṣa; ekavacana; ‘should make in return/should recompense’

Entities Mentioned

• adversary/hostile actor

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FAQs

What is the operational sequence implied in this sutra?

First attempt co-option through grants/resources; if the opponent is not co-optable (agrāhya), shift to active counter-measures.

What is the political logic behind ‘bhūmi-dravya’?

Land and resources are durable instruments for alliance-making and neutralization, often cheaper than prolonged force.