Sutra 19

Devanagari script

इति गुणावस्थापनम् ॥ कZ_०७.१.१९ ॥

Transliteration

iti guṇāvasthāpanam

Translation

इति गुणावस्थापनम्।

Word by Word

• इति: thus; so; (marking the end of the statement)
• Type: Particle
• Root: इति
• Form: अव्यय; वाक्य-समाप्ति/उद्धरण-सूचक (quotative/iti-marker)

• गुण-अवस्थापनम्: the establishment/maintenance (proper placing) of the measures/strategic means (guṇas)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अव√स्था/स्था (अवस्थापन) + गुण
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचन; भाववाचक-नाम (action noun)

Entities Mentioned

• strategic postures (guṇāḥ)

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FAQs

What does guṇāvasthāpanam signal in the text?

A doctrinal framing: Kautilya is organizing foreign-policy choices by ‘conditions/qualities’ that determine which policy is rational.