Sutra 44
Devanagari script
तौ हि द्विकार्यसाधकौ वश्यौ च भवतः ॥ कZ_०७.५.४४ ॥
Transliteration
tau hi dvikāryasādhakau vaśyau ca bhavataḥ
Translation
Kerana kedua-duanya mencapai tujuan berganda dan tetap mudah dikawal olehmu.
Word by Word
तौthose two (men/agents)
तौ:
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
Formसर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक (तद्); पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-द्विवचनम्
हिindeed; for
हि:
TypeParticle
Rootहि
Formनिपात (अव्यय); हेत्वर्थ/बलार्थ-प्रयोगः
द्विकार्यसाधकौaccomplishers of two tasks; able to achieve two objectives
द्विकार्यसाधकौ:
TypeAdjective (Kṛdanta)
Rootसाध् (साधयति)
Formपुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-द्विवचनम्; साधक (ण्वुल्-प्रत्ययान्त कर्तृवाचक-नाम) ‘साधक’ = accomplishing/bringing about; समस्तपदम् विशेषणम्
वश्यौtractable; controllable
वश्यौ:
TypeAdjective (Kṛdanta)
Rootवश्
Formपुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-द्विवचनम्; ‘वश्य’ (यत्-प्रत्ययान्त) = वशे भवति/वशं नीयते इति; विशेषणम्
चand
च:
TypeConjunction
Rootच
Formसमुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय
भवतः(they) are / become (the two are)
भवतः:
TypeVerb
Rootभू (भवति)
Formलट्-लकार; परस्मैपदम्; प्रथमा-पुरुषः; द्विवचनम्; धातुः भू; (अत्र ‘तौ … भवतः’ = ‘those two are …’)
Entities Mentioned
L
leader (svāmin)T
two operatives/actors (tau)FAQs
It marks an asset as delivering two outcomes at once (e.g., gaining advantage while also keeping the counterpart bound), making them efficient instruments of policy.
Because assets that cannot be controlled become future liabilities—leaks, defections, or independent power centers.