Sutra 26
Devanagari script
पीडनीयोच्छेदनीययोरुच्छेदनीयाद्भूमिलाभः श्रेयान् ॥ कZ_०७.१०.२६ ॥
Transliteration
pīḍanīyocchedanīyayor ucchedanīyād bhūmilābhaḥ śreyān
Translation
Antara musuh yang hanya boleh diganggu dan musuh yang boleh dihapuskan, perolehan wilayah lebih baik diambil daripada musuh yang boleh dihapuskan.
Word by Word
पीडनीय(one) to be harassed/pressed (i.e., a target fit for coercion)
पीडनीय:
TypeAdjective (verbal derivative)
Rootपीड्
Formनपुंसकलिङ्गे द्विवचनम्, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (योर्-सम्बन्धेन षष्ठी-द्विवचनार्थे प्रयुक्तम्) ; कृदन्त-विशेषणम् (तव्य/अनीयर्-अर्थः: ‘पीडयितव्य/पीडनीय’ = to be harassed/pressed)
उच्छेदनीययोःof the two (categories) ‘to be extirpated’
उच्छेदनीययोः:
TypeAdjective (verbal derivative)
Rootछिद् (उद्-√छिद्)
Formषष्ठी-द्विवचनम्, पुं/नपुंसक (विशेष्यापेक्षया) ; कृदन्त-विशेषणम् (अनीयर्: ‘उच्छेदनीय’ = to be extirpated/annihilated)
उच्छेदनीयात्from/than the ‘to-be-extirpated’ option/category
उच्छेदनीयात्:
TypeAdjective (verbal derivative)
Rootछिद् (उद्-√छिद्)
Formपञ्चमी-एकवचनम् (अपादान/तुलनार्थे) ; ‘उच्छेदनीय’ (to be extirpated)
भूमि-लाभःacquisition of land/territory
भूमि-लाभः:
TypeNoun
Rootलभ्
Formपुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा-एकवचनम् ; ‘भूमेः लाभः’
श्रेयान्is better/preferable
श्रेयान्:
TypeAdjective (comparative)
Rootश्रि (श्रयते) / श्रेयस् (comparative stem)
Formपुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा-एकवचनम् ; ‘श्रेष्ठतरः/वरतरः’
Entities Mentioned
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amitra (enemy, implied)FAQs
Because elimination enables durable annexation; harassment tends to yield temporary advantage without stable consolidation.