Sutra 33
Devanagari script
असंधेयेन त्ववश्यं संधातव्ये यतः प्रभावस्ततः प्रतिविदध्यात् ॥ कZ_०७.६.३३ ॥
Transliteration
asaṃdheyena tv avaśyaṃ saṃdhātavye yataḥ prabhāvas tataḥ pratividadhyāt
Translation
แต่หากจำเป็นต้องทำข้อตกลงแม้กับผู้ที่ไม่เหมาะแก่การเป็นพันธมิตร ก็พึงหาทางต้านทานเขาตั้งแต่ต้นตอแห่งอำนาจของเขาเอง.
Word by Word
असंधेयेनwith/against one who is not amenable to alliance (irreconcilable)
असंधेयेन:
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootसंधा/संधि (√धा उपसर्गः सम्)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्गे तृतीया-एकवचनम्; विशेषणम् (असंधेय- ‘संधातुं अशक्य/अयोग्य’)
तुbut, however
तु:
TypeParticle
Rootतु
Formनिपातः; विरोध/विशेषार्थकः
अवश्यम्certainly, necessarily
अवश्यम्:
TypeAdverb
Rootअवश्यम्
Formअव्ययम्; निश्चयार्थे
संधातव्येwhen/where an alliance (settlement) must be made
संधातव्ये:
TypeVerbal adjective (Gerundive)
Rootसंधा (सम्+√धा)
Formकृत्य-प्रत्ययान्त (तव्यत्); सप्तमी-एकवचनम्; नपुंसकलिङ्गे/अधिकरणे; ‘संधातव्य’ = ‘संधिं कर्तव्ये (अवसरे/विषये)’
यतःfrom where; because; from whichever side
यतः:
TypeRelative adverb
Rootयतः
Formसम्बन्धे/हेतौ; यत्-प्रत्ययः; ‘from where/whence; because’
प्रभावःpower, influence, effective strength
प्रभावः:
TypeNoun
Rootप्रभाव
Formपुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा-एकवचनम्
ततःfrom that (side), therefore, thence
ततः:
TypeAdverb
Rootततः
Formतद्-प्रत्ययः; अपादान/क्रमे; ‘therefrom’
प्रतिविदध्यात्should make a counter-arrangement / should respond accordingly
प्रतिविदध्यात्:
TypeVerb
Rootप्रति+√धा (विदधाति)
Formलोट्/विधिलिङ् (आज्ञा/विधानार्थे) परस्मैपदम्; ३पुरुषः एकवचनम्; ‘प्रतिविदध्यात्’ = ‘प्रतिविधत्ताम्/प्रतिविधानं कुर्यात्’
FAQs
Make the agreement if unavoidable, but simultaneously neutralize the partner by targeting and offsetting the foundations of his power.