Sutra 4

Devanagari script

संधिः परिपणितश्चापरिपणितश्च ॥ कZ_०७.६.०४ ॥

Transliteration

saṃdhiḥ paripaṇitaś cāparipaṇitaś ca

Translation

สนธิสัญญามีสองประเภท: แบบกำหนดเงื่อนไข (มีข้อกำหนดชัดเจน) และแบบไม่กำหนดเงื่อนไข (ไม่มีข้อกำหนดชัดเจน)۔

Word by Word

• संधिः: treaty; alliance; political compact
• Type: Noun
• Root: संधि
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, प्रथमा-एकवचनम्

• परिपणितः: stipulated; contracted with defined terms
• Type: Participle (Adjective)
• Root: परि√पण् (पण् = to bargain/contract) → परिपणित
• Form: कृदन्तः (भूतकर्मणि/भूतकालिक-विशेषण), पुंलिङ्गः, प्रथमा-एकवचनम्; ‘संधिः’ इति पदस्य विशेषणम्

• च: and
• Type: Particle
• Root: च
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्ययम्

• अपरिपणितः: unstipulated; not fully contracted/defined
• Type: Participle (Adjective)
• Root: अ- + परि√पण् → अपरिपणित
• Form: कृदन्तः (नञ्-प्रत्ययेन निषेधः), पुंलिङ्गः, प्रथमा-एकवचनम्; ‘संधिः’ इति पदस्य विशेषणम् (द्वितीयः प्रकारः)

• च: and
• Type: Particle
• Root: च
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्ययम्

Entities Mentioned

• saṃdhi

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FAQs

Why distinguish stipulated and unstipulated treaties?

Because specificity controls opportunism but reduces flexibility; unstipulated compacts allow adaptation but increase ambiguity and enforcement risk.