Sutra 9

Devanagari script

तस्मिन्यः परावग्रहसमर्थान्प्रतिभुवो गृह्णाति सोऽतिसंधत्ते ॥ कZ_०७.१७.०९ ॥

Transliteration

tasmin yaḥ parāvagraha-samarthān pratibhuvo gṛhṇāti so'tisaṃdhatte

Translation

तस्मिन्विषये यः परावग्रहसमर्थान् प्रतिभुवो गृह्णाति, सोऽतिसंधत्ते।

Word by Word

तस्मिन्in that (case/situation)

यःwho (he who)

परावग्रह-समर्थान्sureties who are capable of preventing/withstanding hostile seizure/obstruction (i.e., competent to meet the adverse contingency)

प्रतिभुवःsureties, guarantors

गृह्णातिtakes/accepts (as sureties)

सःhe

अतिसंधत्तेacts with overreaching/commits an improper arrangement (goes beyond what is proper)

Entities Mentioned

guarantors

other party (para)

FAQs

What danger is implied by ‘guarantors capable of being seized by the other side’?

They can be coerced, turning the surety into a hostage mechanism that forces compliance on terms favorable to the other party—creating strategic disadvantage.