Sutra 8
Devanagari script
तयोः अर्थो न वेति अनर्थो न वेति अर्थोऽनर्थ इति अनर्थोऽर्थ इति संशयः ॥ कZ_०९.७.०८ ॥
Transliteration
tayoḥ artho na veti anartho na veti artho'nartha iti anartho'rtha iti saṃśayaḥ
Translation
ਇਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਦੋਵਾਂ (ਲਾਭ ਅਤੇ ਹਾਨੀ) ਬਾਰੇ—‘ਸ਼ਾਇਦ ਇਹ ਲਾਭ ਨਹੀਂ’, ‘ਸ਼ਾਇਦ ਇਹ ਹਾਨੀ ਨਹੀਂ’, ‘ਲਾਭ ਹਾਨੀ ਬਣ ਸਕਦਾ ਹੈ’, ਜਾਂ ‘ਹਾਨੀ ਲਾਭ ਬਣ ਸਕਦੀ ਹੈ’—ਇਹੋ ਜਿਹੀ ਦੋਧਾ ‘ਸੰਸ਼ਯ’ ਹੈ।
Word by Word
तयोःof the two (alternatives/cases)
तयोः:
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
Formसर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक; षष्ठी-द्विवचन (Genitive dual)
अर्थःbenefit; advantageous outcome
अर्थः:
TypeNoun
Rootअर्थ
Formपुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-एकवचन (Nominative singular)
नnot
न:
TypeParticle
Rootन
Formनिषेध-अव्यय (negation)
वाor
वा:
TypeParticle
Rootवा
Formविकल्प-अव्यय (disjunctive)
इतिthus (saying/considering)
इति:
TypeParticle
Rootइति
Formउद्धरण/समाप्ति-अव्यय (quotative)
अनर्थःharm; disadvantage; adverse outcome
अनर्थः:
TypeNoun
Rootअनर्थ
Formपुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-एकवचन (Nominative singular)
नnot
न:
TypeParticle
Rootन
Formनिषेध-अव्यय
वाor
वा:
TypeParticle
Rootवा
Formविकल्प-अव्यय
इतिthus
इति:
TypeParticle
Rootइति
Formउद्धरण/समाप्ति-अव्यय
अर्थःbenefit
अर्थः:
TypeNoun
Rootअर्थ
Formपुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-एकवचन
अनर्थःharm
अनर्थः:
TypeNoun
Rootअनर्थ
Formपुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-एकवचन
इतिthus
इति:
TypeParticle
Rootइति
Formउद्धरण/समाप्ति-अव्यय
अनर्थःharm
अनर्थः:
TypeNoun
Rootअनर्थ
Formपुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-एकवचन
अर्थःbenefit
अर्थः:
TypeNoun
Rootअर्थ
Formपुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-एकवचन
इतिthus
इति:
TypeParticle
Rootइति
Formउद्धरण/समाप्ति-अव्यय
संशयःdoubt; indecision
संशयः:
TypeNoun
Rootसंशय
Formपुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-एकवचन
Entities Mentioned
A
artha (gain)A
anartha (harm)FAQs
Policy outcomes can flip signs over time; uncertainty includes misclassification (gain vs harm) and reversals (gain→harm, harm→gain).