Sutra 35
Devanagari script
आदाय फलमित्येते देशोपनतसंधयः ॥ कZ_०७.३.३५च्द् ॥
Transliteration
ādāya phalam ity ete deśopanatasaṃdhayaḥ
Translation
“Mengambil manfaat terlebih dahulu”—demikianlah perjanjian yang bergantung pada negeri/medan (iaitu dimungkinkan oleh keadaan geografi).
Word by Word
आदायhaving taken; taking up
आदाय:
TypeVerb (absolutive/gerund)
Rootआ-दा
Formकृदन्तः (ल्यप्/क्त्वान्त-प्रयोगः); अव्ययभावः; उपसर्गः आ-; धातुः √दा (आदाने) ; अर्थः ‘गृहीत्वा/उपादाय’
फलम्the fruit/result (benefit)
फलम्:
TypeNoun
Rootफल
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग; एकवचन; द्वितीया (कर्मपदम्)
इतिthus; ‘so’ (as said)
इति:
TypeParticle (quotative)
Rootइति
Formनिपातः; इत्यर्थे—उद्धरण/निर्देश-समाप्तौ
एतेthese
एते:
TypePronoun
Rootएतद्
Formपुंलिङ्ग; बहुवचन; प्रथमा
देशोपनतसंधयःalliances/treaties that present themselves due to (one’s) territory/geographical position
देशोपनतसंधयः:
TypeNoun (compound)
Rootसन्धि (सम्-धा)
Formपुंलिङ्ग; बहुवचन; प्रथमा; समासः = देश-उपनत-सन्धयः (देशेन उपनताः सन्धयः / देशोपनताः सन्धयः)
Entities Mentioned
T
treaties (saṃdhi)T
territory/region (deśa)FAQs
They are justified by geographic circumstances and are framed to secure tangible benefit (phala) as a priority.
Diplomacy is instrumentally valued: compacts are tools to obtain outcomes, not moral ends in themselves.