Sutra 37

Devanagari script

विजिगीषुस्तदा तत्र नेत्रमेतत्समाचरेत् ॥ कZ_०७.१३.३७च्द् ॥

Transliteration

vijigīṣus tadā tatra netram etat samācaret

Translation

तेव्हा विजिगीषु (विजयाकांक्षी) त्या वेळी व त्या प्रसंगी हे ‘नेत्र’ (मार्गदर्शक नियम) आचरेल.

Word by Word

• विजिगीषुः: the would-be conqueror / the king desirous of conquest
• Type: Noun (agent noun)
• Root: जि (√जि)
• Form: प्रातिपदिक: विजिगीषु (इच्छार्थक-कर्तृवाचक), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचन

• तदा: then / at that time
• Type: Indeclinable (adverb)
• Root: तद्
• Form: कालवाचक अव्यय

• तत्र: there / in that matter/context
• Type: Indeclinable (adverb)
• Root: तद्
• Form: देशवाचक अव्यय

• नेत्रम्: the ‘eye’ (i.e., a means of watching/supervision)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नी (√नी)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया एकवचन (कर्म)

• एतत्: this
• Type: Pronoun (demonstrative)
• Root: एतद्
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया एकवचन; नेत्रम् इति विशेषणम्

• समाचरेत्: should employ / should carry out
• Type: Verb
• Root: चर् (√चर्)
• Form: लोट्/विधिलिङ्-प्रयोग (आज्ञा/विधानार्थ), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; उपसर्ग: सम् + आ; धातु: चर्

Entities Mentioned

• vijigīṣu
• netra (guiding rule/doctrine)

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FAQs

What does ‘netra’ function as in modern policy terms?

A decision heuristic: a prescribed rule for choosing leadership and alignment actions when a rear threat becomes salient.