Sutra 17
Devanagari script
यदा वा फलमेकहार्यमल्पकालं पश्येत्तदा पार्ष्णिग्राहासाराभ्यां विगृह्य यायात् ॥ कZ_०७.४.१७ ॥
Transliteration
yadā vā phalam ekahāryam alpakālaṃ paśyet tadā pārṣṇigrāhāsārābhyāṃ vigṛhya yāyāt
Translation
यदा वा अल्पकालं एकहार्यं फलं पश्येत्, तदा पार्ष्णिग्राहासाराभ्यां विगृह्य यायात्।
Word by Word
यदाwhen
यदा:
TypePronoun (relative adverb)
Rootयद्
Formअव्यय; कालवाचक-सम्बन्धे ‘यदा…तदा’ युग्मे
वाor; alternatively
वा:
TypeParticle
Rootवा
Formअव्यय; विकल्पार्थक/समुच्चयार्थक
फलम्gain; result; advantage
फलम्:
TypeNoun
Rootफल
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचन; कर्म/विषय (पश्येत्)
एकहार्यम्obtainable in a single taking/operation; a one-time gain
एकहार्यम्:
TypeAdjective
Rootएक + हार्य
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचन; ‘फलम्’ इति विशेषणम्; हार्य = हर्तव्य/आहर्तव्य (to be taken/obtained)
अल्पकालम्for a short time; within a short period
अल्पकालम्:
TypeAdjective (used adverbially)
Rootअल्प + काल
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया एकवचन; क्रियाविशेषणवत्—‘for a short time/within a short time’
पश्येत्should perceive/see; should judge/consider
पश्येत्:
TypeVerb
Rootदृश् (पश्)
Formलोट्/विधिलिङ् (optative) परस्मैपदम्; प्रथमपुरुष एकवचन; ‘he should see/consider’
तदाthen
तदा:
TypePronoun (correlative adverb)
Rootतद्
Formअव्यय; ‘यदा…तदा’ सहसंबन्धे
पार्ष्णिग्राहासाराभ्याम्by means of the rear-enemy and the weak party/force
पार्ष्णिग्राहासाराभ्याम्:
TypeNoun (compound)
Rootपार्ष्णिग्राह + असार
Formपुंलिङ्ग; तृतीया द्विवचन; साधन/सहकारक—‘by/with (the help of) the rear-enemy and the weak (ally/force)’
विगृह्यhaving broken with; having entered into hostility
विगृह्य:
TypeGerund (absolutive)
Rootग्रह् (वि + ग्रह्)
Formक्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (ल्यप्); पूर्वक्रिया—‘having quarrelled/after breaking with’
यायात्should go; should march/advance
यायात्:
TypeVerb
Rootया
Formविधिलिङ् (optative) परस्मैपदम्; प्रथमपुरुष एकवचन; ‘he should go/march’
Entities Mentioned
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pārṣṇigrāhaA
asāra (weak ally)FAQs
A limited, quickly achievable objective—one that can be taken decisively—paired with actions that prevent rear disruption.