Sutra 80

Devanagari script

तेषामेकेनोपायेन सिद्धिरेकसिद्धिः द्वाभ्यां द्विसिद्धिः त्रिभिस्त्रिसिद्धिः चतुर्भिश्चतुःसिद्धिरिति ॥ कZ_०९.७.८० ॥

Transliteration

teṣām ekenopāyena siddhir ekasiddhiḥ dvābhyāṃ dvisiddhiḥ tribhis trisiddhiḥ caturbhiś catuḥsiddhir iti

Translation

Sa mga paraang ito, ang tagumpay sa pamamagitan ng iisang paraan ay “isang-tagumpay”; sa dalawang paraan, “dalawang-tagumpay”; sa tatlong paraan, “tatlong-tagumpay”; sa apat na paraan, “apat-na-tagumpay”.

Word by Word

तेषाम्of those (means/measures)

एकेनby one

उपायेनby a means/expedient

सिद्धिःsuccess/accomplishment

एकसिद्धिःsingle success (success by one means)

द्वाभ्याम्by two

द्विसिद्धिःdouble success (success by two means)

त्रिभिःby three

त्रिसिद्धिःtriple success (success by three means)

चतुर्भिःby four

चतुःसिद्धिःfourfold success (success by four means)

इतिthus/so

FAQs

What modern policy principle parallels ‘dvi/tri/catuḥ-siddhi’?

Layered instruments: combining administrative, fiscal, coercive, and diplomatic tools increases probability of compliance and reduces single-point failure.