Sutra 47
Devanagari script
विपरीतः परस्थानीयोपकारः ॥ कZ_०८.४.४७ ॥
Transliteration
viparītaḥ parasthānīyopakāraḥ.
Translation
การพึ่งพาจากที่อื่นเป็นสิ่งตรงกันข้าม (คือไม่น่าเชื่อถือและก่อให้เกิดความเปราะบาง).
Word by Word
विपरीतःopposite; reversed; contrary
विपरीतः:
TypeAdjective (Kṛdanta)
Rootवि-परि-इ (इण्) / √इ (गत्यर्थ) → विपरीत (कृदन्त)
Formप्रथमा-एकवचनम्, पुंलिङ्गः (परस्थानीयोपकारः इति पदस्य विशेषणम्); कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिकम् ‘विपरीत’ (भूतकर्मणि/निष्पन्नार्थ)
परस्थानीयbelonging to/acting in another’s place; a substitute/representative
परस्थानीय:
TypeAdjective (Taddhitānta)
Rootपर + स्थान (√स्था) + -इय (तद्धित)
Formसमासान्त-विशेषणम्; ‘परस्य स्थानी’ (another’s place/position) इत्यर्थे तद्धितान्त ‘-इय’; पुंलिङ्गे प्रातिपदिकम्, समासे पूर्वपदम्
उपकारःhelp; benefit; service rendered
उपकारः:
TypeNoun
Rootउप + √कृ (करणे) → उपकार (घञ्)
Formप्रथमा-एकवचनम्, पुंलिङ्गः; घञन्त-भाववाचक/क्रियावाचक संज्ञा
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parasthānīya upakāra (external support)FAQs
That it reverses expected benefit: it becomes uncertain, costly, or politically risky—therefore a weak foundation in emergencies.