Sutra 36

Devanagari script

दृष्टा हि जीवतः पुनरावृत्तिर्यथा सुयात्रोदयनाभ्याम् ॥ कZ_०९.७.३६ ॥

Transliteration

dṛṣṭā hi jīvataḥ punarāvṛttir yathā suyātrodayanābhyām

Translation

കാരണം ജീവിച്ചിരിക്കുന്നവന്റെ തിരിച്ചുവരവ് വാസ്തവത്തിൽ കാണപ്പെടുന്നു—സുയാത്രയും ഉദയനനും പോലെയുള്ള (ഉദാഹരണങ്ങൾ) പോലെ.

Word by Word

• दृष्टा: seen; observed
• Type: Verb (PPP used adjectivally)
• Root: दृश्
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त, past passive participle); स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-एकवचन (implicit: पुनरावृत्तिः)

• हि: indeed; for
• Type: Particle
• Root: हि
• Form: निपात (emphatic/causal particle)

• जीवतः: of a living person; of one who is alive
• Type: Noun/Participle (present participle used substantively)
• Root: जीव्
• Form: शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त (जीवत्); पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग; षष्ठी-एकवचन (genitive: 'of one who is alive')

• पुनरावृत्तिः: return; coming back again; reappearance
• Type: Noun
• Root: वृत् (आ + वृत्)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-एकवचन

• यथा: just as; as (in the manner that)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा
• Form: अव्यय (उपमान/दृष्टान्तार्थे)

• सुयात्रा: Suyātrā (a proper name; lit. 'good journey')
• Type: Noun (proper name)
• Root: या (यात्रा)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-एकवचन (दृष्टान्त-रूपेण)

• उदयनाभ्याम्: by/through Udayana (and another); by the two (named) Udayana
• Type: Noun (proper name, dual)
• Root: उदय
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; तृतीया-द्विवचन (instrumental dual)

Entities Mentioned

• Suyātra
• Udayana

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FAQs

What is the political lesson of citing Suyātra and Udayana?

A defeated ruler can recover power if he preserves life and leadership continuity; withdrawal can be a deliberate step toward restoration.