Sutra 12
Devanagari script
तस्मिन्प्रागेवारभ्य प्रतिष्ठाप्य च स्वकर्माणि परकर्मसु विक्रमेत ॥ कZ_०७.६.१२ ॥
Transliteration
tasmin prāg eva ārabhya pratiṣṭhāpya ca svakarmāṇi parakarmasu vikrameta
Translation
ในข้อตกลงเช่นนั้น เขาควรเริ่มตั้งแต่เนิ่น ๆ และจัดตั้ง/ทำให้กิจของตนมั่นคงก่อน แล้วจึงรุกคืบไปกดดันกิจของฝ่ายตรงข้าม
Word by Word
तस्मिन्in that (situation/condition)
तस्मिन्:
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
Formसर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक; सप्तमी एकवचन; नपुंसकलिङ्ग (अधिकरणे)
प्राक्beforehand, earlier
प्राक्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootप्राक्
Formअव्यय; काल/क्रमवाचक
एवindeed, just, precisely
एव:
TypeParticle
Rootएव
Formनिपात (अव्यय); अवधारणार्थक
आरभ्यhaving begun/undertaken
आरभ्य:
TypeVerbal indeclinable (Gerund)
Rootआ-रभ्
Formक्त्वान्त (ल्यब्) अव्यय; ‘having begun/undertaken’
प्रतिष्ठाप्यhaving established/put in place
प्रतिष्ठाप्य:
TypeVerbal indeclinable (Gerund)
Rootप्रति-स्था (प्रति-स्थापय् caus.)
Formक्त्वान्त (ल्यब्) अव्यय; causative sense: ‘having established/installed/put in place’
चand
च:
TypeConjunction
Rootच
Formसमुच्चयार्थक निपात
स्वकर्माणिone’s own actions/operations
स्वकर्माणि:
TypeNoun
Rootस्व + कर्मन्
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया बहुवचन; ‘स्वस्य कर्माणि’
परकर्मसुin others’/the enemy’s actions/operations
परकर्मसु:
TypeNoun
Rootपर + कर्मन्
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग; सप्तमी बहुवचन; ‘परेषां कर्मसु’
विक्रमेतshould proceed/advance (act vigorously)
विक्रमेत:
TypeVerb
Rootवि-क्रम्
Formविधिलिङ् (optative); परस्मैपद; प्रथमपुरुष एकवचन; (कर्तरि)
Entities Mentioned
S
self (ruler/state)O
opponent (para)FAQs
Reduce exposure: lock in your deliverables and position before demanding performance from the other side, so enforcement leverage increases and downside risk falls.