Sutra 32
Devanagari script
इतोऽनर्थ इतरतोऽनर्थ इत्युभयतोऽनर्थापत् ॥ कZ_०९.७.३२ ॥
Transliteration
ito'nartha itarato'nartha ity ubhayato'narthāpat
Translation
‘ਇਧਰ ਨੁਕਸਾਨ, ਉਧਰ ਨੁਕਸਾਨ’—ਇਹ ਐਸੀ ਆਫ਼ਤ ਹੈ ਜਿਸ ਵਿੱਚ ਕੋਈ ਵੀ ਵਿਕਲਪ ਲਿਆ ਜਾਵੇ, ਅਨਰਥ (ਨੁਕਸਾਨ) ਦਾ ਖ਼ਤਰਾ ਰਹਿੰਦਾ ਹੈ।
Word by Word
इतःfrom this side; hence
इतः:
TypePronoun
Rootइदम्
Formablative adverb (तसिल्-प्रत्यय), ‘from here/this side’
अनर्थःharm; misfortune; loss
अनर्थः:
TypeNoun
Rootअन्-अर्थ
Formmasculine nominative singular
इतरतःfrom the other side; otherwise
इतरतः:
TypePronoun/Adjective (used adverbially)
Rootइतर
Formablative adverb (तसिल्-प्रत्यय), ‘from the other side/otherwise’
अनर्थःharm; misfortune; loss
अनर्थः:
TypeNoun
Rootअन्-अर्थ
Formmasculine nominative singular (repeated)
इतिthus; ‘so’ (as said/thought)
इति:
TypeParticle
Rootइति
Formquotative/marker of cited thought
उभयतःfrom both sides; in both ways
उभयतः:
TypeAdjective (used adverbially)
Rootउभय
Formablative adverb (तसिल्-प्रत्यय), ‘from both sides/in both ways’
अनर्थापत्a calamity/misfortune (resulting in harm)
अनर्थापत्:
TypeNoun
Rootआपद् (√आपद्)
Formfeminine nominative singular; compound = अनर्थस्य आपत् ‘calamity of harm’
FAQs
As a damage-control crisis requiring external support, prioritization of lesser harm, or withdrawal—rather than pursuing ‘optimal gain’.