Sutra 20
Devanagari script
ज्यायांसमुत्थाप्य निवृत्तिरनर्थोऽनर्थानुबन्धः ॥ कZ_०९.७.२० ॥
Transliteration
jyāyāṃsam utthāpya nivṛttir anartho 'narthānubandhaḥ
Translation
ပိုမိုအားကောင်းသောအင်အားကို လှုပ်ရှားစေပြီးနောက် ပြန်လည်ဆုတ်ခွာခြင်းသည် အန္တရာယ်ဖြစ်ပြီး အန္တရာယ်များ ဆက်တိုက်လိုက်ပါလာစေသည်။
Word by Word
ज्यायांसम्a superior (person/party); one who is stronger/better
ज्यायांसम्:
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Rootज्यायस् (तुलनात्मक-विशेषण)
Formपुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया एकवचन; तुलनात्मक (comparative) विशेषण—‘ज्यायस्’ (श्रेष्ठ/अधिक) का रूप
उत्थाप्यhaving roused/raised/instigated
उत्थाप्य:
TypeVerb (absolutive/gerund)
Rootउत्-√स्था
Formक्त्वान्त (absolutive) रूप; उपसर्ग: उत्; अर्थ: ‘उत्थाप्य’ = उठाकर/उकसाकर/उत्थानं कृत्वा
निवृत्तिःwithdrawal; turning back; desistance
निवृत्तिः:
TypeNoun
Rootनि-√वृत् / निवृत्ति (भाव)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा एकवचन; भाववाचक संज्ञा
अनर्थःharm; misfortune; something detrimental
अनर्थः:
TypeNoun
Rootअनर्थ
Formपुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा एकवचन
अनर्थ-अनुबन्धःa sequel/after-effect of harm; harm with harmful consequences
अनर्थ-अनुबन्धः:
TypeNoun (compound)
Rootअनर्थ + अनुबन्ध
Formपुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा एकवचन; समासः—अनर्थस्य अनुबन्धः (अनर्थ-परिणाम-श्रृङ्खला/अनुगमन)
Entities Mentioned
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jyāyān (stronger king/power)FAQs
Statecraft must price the downstream risk of broken commitments: provoking a stronger actor and then disengaging invites retaliation, instability, and compounding losses.