Sutra 1

Devanagari script

त्वं चाहं च शून्यं निवेशयावहे इत्यनवसितसंधिः ॥ कZ_०७.११.०१ ॥

Transliteration

tvaṃ cāhaṃ ca śūnyaṃ niveśayāvahe ityanavasitasaṃdhiḥ

Translation

‘เธอและฉันจะตั้งถิ่นฐานในที่ดินว่างด้วยกัน’—นี่คือสนธิสัญญาที่ไม่กำหนดแน่ชัด

Word by Word

• त्वम्: you
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद्
• Form: sarvanāma; prathamā-vibhakti; ekavacana; madhyama-puruṣa

• च: and
• Type: Particle
• Root: च
• Form: samuccaya-nipāta (coordinative particle)

• अहम्: I
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: sarvanāma; prathamā-vibhakti; ekavacana; uttama-puruṣa

• च: and
• Type: Particle
• Root: च
• Form: samuccaya-nipāta (coordinative particle)

• शून्यम्: an empty (place/position); a vacancy
• Type: Adjective (used substantively)
• Root: शून्य
• Form: napuṃsaka; prathamā/ dvitīyā-vibhakti; ekavacana; (object of निवेशयावहे)

• निवेशयावहे: let us place/station (someone) in the vacant place
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि-विश् (causative: निवेशय-)
• Form: laṭ/lṛṭ-like injunctive/imperative sense in dialogue; causative stem निवेशय-; uttama-puruṣa; dvivacana; ātmanepada (ending -āvahe); meaning: ‘let us cause to be placed/let us station’

• इति: thus (saying)
• Type: Quotative particle
• Root: इति
• Form: vākyānta-nipāta; quotation marker

• अनवसितसन्धिः: (this is) an unsettled/undecided treaty (a not-yet-finalized alliance)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनवसित-सन्धि
• Form: puṃliṅga; prathamā-vibhakti; ekavacana; (predicate/label of the utterance/strategy)

Entities Mentioned

• saṃdhi
• śūnya (land)

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FAQs

Why is a joint-settlement clause labeled ‘anavasita’ (indeterminate)?

Because it leaves key terms undefined—allocation, boundaries, enforcement—creating predictable disputes and strategic manipulation.