Sutra 7
Devanagari script
सत्यं गुर्वपि गुरुतरं भवति ॥ कZ_०७.५.०७ ॥
Transliteration
satyaṃ gurv api gurutaraṃ bhavati
Translation
నిజమే—భారీదైనదీ మరింత భారంగా మారుతుంది.
Word by Word
सत्यम्truth; what is true (as a value/quality)
सत्यम्:
TypeNoun (used adjectivally)
Rootसत्य
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचन; विशेष्य-रूपेण (predicate/attributive)
गुरुheavy; weighty; important
गुरु:
TypeAdjective
Rootगुरु
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचन; concessive use with अपि (‘even if [it is] heavy/important’)
अपिeven; although
अपि:
TypeParticle
Rootअपि
Formनिपात; concessive/emphatic (‘even/although’)
गुरुतरम्heavier; weightier; more important
गुरुतरम्:
TypeAdjective (comparative)
Rootगुरुतर
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचन; comparative degree of गुरु; predicate complement
भवतिbecomes; is
भवति:
TypeVerb
Rootभू
Formलट् (वर्तमानकाल), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन
FAQs
Both state amplification: under attack, burdens intensify—small becomes hard; large becomes larger.
Do not assume an opponent’s ‘manageable’ crisis stays manageable once war begins; escalation is likely.