Sutra 7

Devanagari script

अपकारो विग्रहः ॥ कZ_०७.१.०७ ॥

Transliteration

apakāro vigrahaḥ

Translation

अपकारो विग्रहः।

Word by Word

• अपकारः: harm; hostile act; injury
• Type: Noun
• Root: अप√कृ (कृ) / उपसर्ग: अप
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-एकवचन; भाववाचक/क्रियाफलवाचक संज्ञा

• विग्रहः: hostility; conflict; war
• Type: Noun
• Root: वि√ग्रह् (ग्रह्) / उपसर्ग: वि
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-एकवचन; संज्ञा

Entities Mentioned

• vigraha

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FAQs

Why define vigraha as 'apakāra' rather than only 'battle'?

It frames conflict as a spectrum of harmful acts—raids, subversion, economic injury, coercion—allowing the state to respond administratively and strategically before open battle.