Arthashastra — Abhiyasyatkarma, Sutra 16
Devanagari script
अन्येभ्यस्तद्विधेभ्यो वा भूमिदानैर्विश्वासयेदेनम् ॥ कZ_०९.३.१६ ॥
Transliteration
anyebhyas tad-vidhebhyo vā bhūmi-dānaiḥ viśvāsayed enam
Translation
ਜਾਂ ਜ਼ਮੀਨ ਦੇ ਦਾਨਾਂ ਰਾਹੀਂ ਉਸ ਦਾ ਭਰੋਸਾ ਜਿੱਤਣਾ ਚਾਹੀਦਾ ਹੈ—ਅਤੇ ਇਸੇ ਕਿਸਮ ਦੇ ਹੋਰ ਲੋਕਾਂ ਨਾਲ ਵੀ ਐਸੇ ਹੀ ਉਪਾਅ ਕਰਨੇ ਚਾਹੀਦੇ ਹਨ।
Word by Word
अन्येभ्यःfrom others; than/among other (persons)
अन्येभ्यः:
TypePronoun/Adjective
Rootअन्य
Formपुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग; पञ्चमी-बहुवचन (ablative plural)
तद्विधेभ्यःfrom those of the same kind; from similar (persons)
तद्विधेभ्यः:
TypeAdjective (taddhita-based)
Rootतद्विध
Formपुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग; पञ्चमी-बहुवचन (ablative plural)
वाor
वा:
TypeParticle
Rootवा
Formविकल्पार्थक-अव्यय (disjunctive)
भूमिदानैःby grants of land; through land-donations
भूमिदानैः:
TypeNoun
Rootभूमिदान
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग; तृतीया-बहुवचन (instrumental plural)
विश्वासयेत्he should cause (him) to trust; he should win his confidence
विश्वासयेत्:
TypeVerb
Rootवि√श्वस् (causative: विश्वासय-)
Formलोट्/विधिलिङ्-रूप (optative); परस्मैपदम्; प्रथमपुरुष-एकवचन; causative (णिच्)
एनम्him; this person
एनम्:
TypePronoun
Rootइदम् (enad-pronoun)
Formपुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-एकवचन (accusative singular)
Entities Mentioned
R
rival claimant/elite factionFAQs
Targeted land grants as patronage to convert potential rivals and their peer group into stakeholders of the regime.