Sutra 3
Devanagari script
यो वा लाभः सिद्धः शेषयोरन्यतरं साधयति ॥ कZ_०७.९.०३ ॥
Transliteration
yo vā lābhaḥ siddhaḥ śeṣayor anyataraṃ sādhayati
Translation
ஏற்கனவே உறுதியாகப் பெற்ற லாபத்தைப் பயன்படுத்தி மீதமுள்ள இரு நோக்கங்களில் ஒன்றை நிறைவேற்றலாம்.
Word by Word
यःwho/which (one)
यः:
TypePronoun
Rootयद्
Formसर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक; पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-एकवचन
वाor
वा:
TypeParticle
Rootवा
Formविकल्पार्थक-अव्यय (disjunctive)
लाभःgain, profit, acquisition
लाभः:
TypeNoun
Rootलाभ
Formपुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-एकवचन
सिद्धःaccomplished, obtained, secured
सिद्धः:
TypeAdjective (PPP)
Rootसिद्ध
Formकृदन्त (क्त); पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-एकवचन; ‘लाभः’ इति विशेष्यस्य विशेषणम्
शेषयोःof the remaining two (alternatives)
शेषयोः:
TypeNoun
Rootशेष
Formपुंलिङ्ग; षष्ठी/सप्तमी-द्विवचन (contextually: ‘of the remaining two’)
अन्यतरम्either one (of the two), one of the two
अन्यतरम्:
TypePronoun/Adjective
Rootअन्यतर
Formपुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-एकवचन; ‘one of the two’
साधयतिaccomplishes, secures, brings about
साधयति:
TypeVerb
Rootसाध्
Formलट्; परस्मैपदम्; प्रथमपुरुष; एकवचन; causative sense in usage: ‘brings about/achieves’
FAQs
Kauṭilya treats gains as instruments: once a benefit is locked in, it should be leveraged to obtain the next priority outcome rather than left idle.