Sutra 20
Devanagari script
तेषु यथास्वबलवृद्धिकरं कर्म प्रयुञ्जीत ॥ कZ_०९.१.२० ॥
Transliteration
teṣu yathāsvabalavṛddhikaraṃ karma prayuñjīta
Translation
Sa mga salik na ito, dapat niyang isagawa ang hakbang na, sa ibinigay na kalagayan, pinakamainam na nagpapalakas sa sarili niyang lakas.
Word by Word
तेषुamong/with regard to those (i.e., in those cases)
तेषु:
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
Formसर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक; पुं/नपुं; सप्तमी-बहुवचन (locative plural)
यथाas, according to
यथा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयथा
Formअव्यय; उपमान/प्रकारार्थे (in the manner/as)
स्वone’s own; respective
स्व:
TypeAdjective/Pronoun
Rootस्व
Formसर्वनाम-विशेषण; अव्ययभावेन/समासोपयोगी; here used as first member in compound with sense 'one’s own/each one’s'
बलवृद्धिकरम्that which causes an increase of strength/power (most conducive to strengthening)
बलवृद्धिकरम्:
TypeAdjective
Rootकर (कृ)
Formसमास: बल-वृद्धि-कर (strength-increase-causing); नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-एकवचन (accusative singular) agreeing with कर्म
कर्मaction, measure, operation
कर्म:
TypeNoun
Rootकर्मन्
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-एकवचन (accusative singular); object of प्रयुञ्जीत
प्रयुञ्जीतshould employ/apply
प्रयुञ्जीत:
TypeVerb
Rootप्र-युज्
Formलिङ् (विधिलिङ्/optative); परस्मैपद; प्रथम-पुरुष; एकवचन; ‘he should employ/apply’
Entities Mentioned
K
king/state (implicit)O
own power (sva-bala)FAQs
Choose the action that most increases one’s own strength in the specific context.
Primarily effectiveness: it frames policy selection as strength-augmentation under given conditions.