Sutra 41
Devanagari script
कल्याणबुद्धिना संदधीत शठं तथा इति प्रतिगृह्यातिसंदध्यात् इति ॥ कZ_०९.३.४१ ॥
Transliteration
kalyāṇabuddhinā saṃdadhīta śaṭhaṃ tathā iti pratigṛhya ati-saṃdadhyāt iti.
Translation
With a posture of benevolent intent, one should enter into an understanding with the deceitful; having accepted (his approach), one should then bind him by a counter-arrangement (over-commit/over-structure the pact) so that he is contained.
Word by Word
कल्याण-बुद्धिनाwith a benevolent/expedient intention (with good policy-minded judgment)
कल्याण-बुद्धिना:
TypeNoun
Rootबुद्धि
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग; तृतीया-एकवचन; (कल्याणा बुद्धिः) इति समासः; करण/हेतु-अर्थे
संदधीतshould make an arrangement / should conclude (a settlement)
संदधीत:
TypeVerb
Rootसम् + धा
Formविधिलिङ् (optative); परस्मैपदम्; प्रथमपुरुष; एकवचन; लोट्-अर्थे ‘कुर्यात्’
शठम्a deceitful person
शठम्:
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootशठ
Formपुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-एकवचन; कर्म (विशेष्यः—व्यक्ति)
तथाthus; in that manner
तथा:
TypeParticle
Rootतथा
Formअव्यय; प्रकार/अन्वयार्थे ‘एवम्’
इतिthus; ‘so’ (quotative)
इति:
TypeParticle
Rootइति
Formअव्यय; वाक्य-समाप्ति/उद्धरण-चिह्न
प्रतिगृह्यhaving accepted (it)
प्रतिगृह्य:
TypeVerb (Absolutive)
Rootप्रति + ग्रह्
Formक्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (gerund); ‘having accepted/received’
अतिसंदध्यात्should make an excessive/overreaching arrangement (should go beyond in concluding it)
अतिसंदध्यात्:
TypeVerb
Rootअति + सम् + धा
Formविधिलिङ् (optative); परस्मैपदम्; प्रथमपुरुष; एकवचन; ‘अतिशयेन संदध्यात्’
इतिthus (end of quotation)
इति:
TypeParticle
Rootइति
Formअव्यय; वाक्य-समाप्ति/उद्धरण-चिह्न
Entities Mentioned
D
deceitful actor (śaṭha)B
benevolent posture (kalyāṇabuddhi)FAQs
Accept engagement to avoid immediate hostility, then impose layered terms, monitoring, and dependencies that restrict the deceiver’s freedom of action.