Sutra 20

Devanagari script

एतयोरन्यतरं गच्छंस्तैरेवान्यतरस्य व्यसने प्रहरेत् ॥ कZ_०७.२.२० ॥

Transliteration

etayor anyataraṃ gacchaṃs tair evānyatarasya vyasane praharet

Translation

Aliando-se a um dos dois, ele deve golpear o outro precisamente quando este cair em aflição—usando esses mesmos (instrumentos já assegurados).

Word by Word

• एतयोः: of these two (alternatives/parties)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: एतद्
• Form: सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक; षष्ठी/सप्तमी द्विवचन (प्रयोगे षष्ठी: ‘of these two’)

• अन्यतरम्: one of the two; either one
• Type: Pronoun/Adjective
• Root: अन्यतर
• Form: प्रातिपदिक; द्वितीया एकवचन नपुंसकलिङ्ग (object)

• गच्छन्: going; while proceeding
• Type: Verb (participle)
• Root: गम्
• Form: वर्तमान कृदन्त (शतृ); परस्मैपदी; प्रथमा एकवचन पुल्लिङ्ग (कर्तरि), ‘going/while going’

• तैः: by those; with those (means/agents)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक; तृतीया बहुवचन (instrumental)

• एव: indeed; just; only
• Type: Particle
• Root: एव
• Form: निपात (अव्यय); अवधान/निश्चयार्थक

• अन्यतरस्य: of the other (of the two)
• Type: Pronoun/Adjective
• Root: अन्यतर
• Form: प्रातिपदिक; षष्ठी एकवचन (genitive)

• व्यसने: in calamity; in distress; in misfortune
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्यसन
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; सप्तमी एकवचन (locative)

• प्रहरेत्: should strike; should attack
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-हृ
• Form: लोट्/विधिलिङ्-प्रयोग (आज्ञा/विधानार्थ); परस्मैपदी; प्रथमपुरुष एकवचन

Entities Mentioned

• one allied party
• the other targeted party
• secured agents/proxies (implicit)

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FAQs

What is the core niti principle in ‘vyasane praharet’?

Exploit moments of maximum adversary vulnerability; decisive action is most efficient when the opponent’s coordination and resources are impaired.