Sutra 39
Devanagari script
विवादार्थश्चतुष्पादः पश्चिमः पूर्वबाधकः ॥ कZ_०३.१.३९च्द् ॥
Transliteration
vivādārthaś catuṣpādaḥ paścimaḥ pūrvabādhakaḥ
Translation
ਵਿਵਾਦ ਦੇ ਫੈਸਲੇ ਲਈ ਇਹ ਚਾਰ ‘ਪੈਰ’ ਹਨ; ਪਿੱਛਲਾ ਪਹਿਲੇ ਨੂੰ ਰੋਕਦਾ/ਉਪਰਲਾ ਹੋ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਹੈ।
Word by Word
विवादार्थःthe subject-matter/cause of a dispute
विवादार्थः:
TypeNoun
Rootअर्थ
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-एकवचन; ‘विवादस्य अर्थः’ = विवाद-कारण/विषय
चतुष्पादःfourfold; consisting of four parts
चतुष्पादः:
TypeNoun (adjectival)
Rootपद
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-एकवचन; ‘चत्वारः पादाः यस्य सः’ / ‘चतुर्-पादः’
पश्चिमःthe later/last (one)
पश्चिमः:
TypeAdjective
Rootपश्चिम
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-एकवचन; ‘later/last’ (क्रमे)
पूर्वबाधकःthat which overrides/invalidates the earlier (one)
पूर्वबाधकः:
TypeNoun (agent)
Rootबाध्
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-एकवचन; ‘पूर्वं बाधते इति’ / ‘पूर्वस्य बाधकः’ = earlier one’s overruler
Entities Mentioned
D
dharma/vyavahāra/caritra/rājaśāsana (implied as the four)FAQs
In a conflict, preference moves from dharma → vyavahāra → caritra → rājaśāsana, making royal regulation the decisive authority in disputes.