Sutra 23

Devanagari script

तमन्योन्येनावग्राहयेत् ॥ कZ_०९.३.२३ ॥

Transliteration

tam anyonyenāvagrāhayet

Translation

Dapat niyang pigilan/kontrolin siya sa pamamagitan ng iba (ibig sabihin, pagbanggain ang isa laban sa isa upang maiwasan ang pagbuo ng iisang puwersa).

Word by Word

• तम्: him/that person (as object)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक; एकवचन; द्वितीया विभक्ति; पुल्लिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग (सन्दर्भानुसार)

• अन्योन्येन: by/with one another; mutually
• Type: Pronoun (reciprocal)
• Root: अन्योन्य
• Form: परस्परवाचक-सर्वनाम; एकवचन; तृतीया विभक्ति; पुल्लिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग (सन्दर्भानुसार); करण/सहायक-भावे

• अवग्राहयेत्: he should make (them) mutually seize/hold each other; he should set them against each other / cause mutual restraint
• Type: Verb
• Root: अव-ग्रह् (ग्रहँ उपादाने)
• Form: प्रेरण (णिच्) causative of √ग्रह् with उपसर्ग अव-; विधिलिङ् (optative); परस्मैपदम्; प्रथमपुरुष; एकवचन; लकारः—विधिलिङ्; अर्थः—‘should cause to seize/hold/engage’

Entities Mentioned

• resentful actor (implicit)
• countervailing actor (implicit)

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What is the governance logic of 'anyonyena avagrāhayet'?

Prevent any single disgruntled node from becoming dominant by introducing a rival stakeholder or watchdog with opposing incentives.