Sutra 20
Devanagari script
एवं भूतो वा समः सामन्तायत्तकार्यः कर्तव्यबलो वा बलसमाद्विशिष्टेन लाभेन पणेत ॥ कZ_०७.७.२० ॥
Transliteration
evaṃ bhūto vā samaḥ sāmantāyattakāryaḥ kartavyabalo vā balasamādviśiṣṭena lābhena paṇeta
Translation
एवंभूतो वा समः सामन्तायत्तकार्यः कर्तव्यबलो वा बलसमाद्विशिष्टेन लाभेन पणेत।
Word by Word
एवम्thus; in this manner
एवम्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएवम्
Formअव्यय; प्रकारवाचक
भूतःhaving become; being (in such a state)
भूतः:
TypeParticiple
Rootभू
Formभूत (कृदन्त, क्त-प्रत्यय); पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-एकवचन; ‘भूत’ = ‘become/being’
वाor
वा:
TypeParticle
Rootवा
Formअव्यय; विकल्पार्थक
समःequal; on a par
समः:
TypeAdjective
Rootसम
Formपुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-एकवचन; विशेषण
सामन्तायत्तकार्यःone whose tasks/operations are dependent on a sāmanta (neighboring/feudatory power)
सामन्तायत्तकार्यः:
TypeNoun (compound)
Rootकार्य
Formपुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-एकवचन; बहुपद-समास; विशेषणरूपेण—‘सामन्ते/सामन्तस्य आयत्तं कार्यं यस्य सः’
कर्तव्यबलःone whose (necessary) means is force; one obliged to use force
कर्तव्यबलः:
TypeNoun (compound)
Rootबल
Formपुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-एकवचन; ‘कर्तव्यं बलं यस्य सः’ (कर्तव्य = to be employed/required)
वाor
वा:
TypeParticle
Rootवा
Formअव्यय; विकल्पार्थक
बलसमात्from equality of strength; from parity of force
बलसमात्:
TypeNoun (compound)
Rootबल-सम
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग (भाव/समाहारार्थ); पञ्चमी-एकवचन; ‘बलस्य समः/समता’ इत्यर्थे—बलसम (बल-समता) + त् (पञ्चमी)
विशिष्टेनby a superior; distinguished; special
विशिष्टेन:
TypeAdjective
Rootविशिष्ट
Formविशिष्ट (कृदन्त, क्त); नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग; तृतीया-एकवचन; विशेषण
लाभेनby gain; by advantage
लाभेन:
TypeNoun
Rootलाभ
Formपुंलिङ्ग; तृतीया-एकवचन
पणेतshould bargain; should negotiate/offer terms
पणेत:
TypeVerb
Rootपण्
Formविधिलिङ् (optative); परस्मैपदम्; प्रथम-पुरुष; एकवचन; धातु: पण् (व्यवहार/पणन—to bargain, stake, offer terms)
Entities Mentioned
V
vijigīṣu (implied)S
sāmanta (neighbouring ruler)FAQs
Use bargaining by offering a benefit better than what parity alone would yield—especially if you need time or conditions to build strength.
To secure compliance/time/strategic positioning when coercion is not cost-effective and force must be accumulated.