Sutra 27

Devanagari script

तुल्यकालफलोदये वा क्षये संधिमुपेयात् ॥ कZ_०७.१.२७ ॥

Transliteration

tulyakālaphalodaye vā kṣaye saṃdhim upeyāt

Translation

तुल्यकालफलोदये वा क्षये संधिमुपेयात्।

Word by Word

• तुल्यकालफलोदये: when the rise (udaya) of results (phala) is at an equal time (tulya-kāla)
• Type: Noun (compound)
• Root: तुल्य/काल/फल/उदय
• Form: सप्तमी एकवचन; (तुल्य-काल-फल-उदय)-इति समासः; उदय-शब्दः सप्तमी एकवचन (उदये)

• वा: or
• Type: Particle
• Root: वा
• Form: विकल्पार्थक अव्यय

• क्षये: in decline / at the time of diminution
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षि (क्षय)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; सप्तमी एकवचन (क्षये)

• सन्धिम्: a treaty / peace (policy of making peace)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सन्धि
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया एकवचन

• उपेयात्: should enter into / should resort to
• Type: Verb
• Root: इ (उप-इ)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative); परस्मैपद; प्रथमपुरुष एकवचन; उपेयात् = उप + एयात्

Entities Mentioned

• svāmin
• counterparty king

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FAQs

What is the policy prescription when both sides are declining similarly?

Choose saṃdhi to stop further erosion, conserve resources, and create space for internal restoration.