Sutra 13

Devanagari script

कर्शितमेनं त्रायेत ॥ कZ_०७.१८.१३ ॥

Transliteration

karśitam enaṃ trāyeta

Translation

तो झिजल्यावर/क्षीण झाल्यावर त्याचे रक्षण करावे.

Word by Word

• कर्शितम्: one who has been weakened/harassed (reduced to distress)
• Type: Participle (Verbal adjective)
• Root: कृश् (कर्शयति)
• Form: कृदन्त; भूतकर्मणि क्त-प्रत्ययान्त; नपुंसकलिङ्ग; एकवचन; प्रथमा/द्वितीया (सन्दर्भे ‘एनम्’ कर्म, अतः ‘कर्शितम्’ कर्मविशेषणम्)

• एनम्: him (that person)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम् (एतद्-प्रत्ययः)
• Form: सर्वनाम; पुल्लिङ्ग; एकवचन; द्वितीया (कर्म)

• त्रायेत: should protect / let (him) be protected
• Type: Verb
• Root: त्रा
• Form: लोट् (आज्ञार्थे/विधिलिङ्गार्थे); परस्मैपदम्; प्रथमपुरुष; एकवचन

Entities Mentioned

• ally (implied)
• madhyama (implied)

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FAQs

What political advantage comes from ‘rescuing’ after exhaustion?

The rescuer gains decisive influence over policy, succession, and external alignment—often at low cost because alternatives for the weakened ally are limited.