Sutra 9

Devanagari script

तस्मिन्यः परावग्रहसमर्थान्प्रतिभुवो गृह्णाति सोऽतिसंधत्ते ॥ कZ_०७.१७.०९ ॥

Transliteration

tasmin yaḥ parāvagraha-samarthān pratibhuvo gṛhṇāti so'tisaṃdhatte

Translation

या बाबतीत जो व्यक्ती असे प्रतिभू स्वीकारतो की ज्यांना दुसरा पक्ष पकडून/आडवून दबाव टाकू शकतो, तो एकतर्फी ‘अतिसंधि’ (अतिशय सुरक्षित) व्यवस्था करतो।

Word by Word

तस्मिन्in that (case/situation)

यःwho (he who)

परावग्रह-समर्थान्sureties who are capable of preventing/withstanding hostile seizure/obstruction (i.e., competent to meet the adverse contingency)

प्रतिभुवःsureties, guarantors

गृह्णातिtakes/accepts (as sureties)

सःhe

अतिसंधत्तेacts with overreaching/commits an improper arrangement (goes beyond what is proper)

Entities Mentioned

guarantors

other party (para)

FAQs

What danger is implied by ‘guarantors capable of being seized by the other side’?

They can be coerced, turning the surety into a hostage mechanism that forces compliance on terms favorable to the other party—creating strategic disadvantage.