Sutra 84

Devanagari script

तस्यामाथर्वणं कर्म सिद्धारम्भाश्च सिद्धयः ॥ कZ_०९.७.८४च्द् ॥

Transliteration

tasyām ātharvaṇaṃ karma siddhārambhāś ca siddhayaḥ

Translation

Sa kalagayang iyon, ang mga ritwal na Atharvaniko (ātharvaṇa karma) at ang pagsisimula ng mga operasyong napatunayang mabisa ang mga paraan tungo sa tagumpay.

Word by Word

• तस्याम्: in that (situation/that [context])
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक; स्त्रीलिङ्ग; एकवचन; सप्तमी (locative)

• आथर्वणम्: Atharvan (Atharvavedic)
• Type: Noun/Adjective
• Root: अथर्वण् (आथर्वण)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; एकवचन; प्रथमा/द्वितीया (nom./acc.); विशेषण/नाम (contextually ‘Atharvan-related’)

• कर्म: act; rite; operation
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्मन्
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; एकवचन; प्रथमा/द्वितीया (nom./acc.)

• सिद्धारम्भाः: successful undertakings; accomplished commencements
• Type: Noun
• Root: सिद्ध + आरम्भ
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; बहुवचन; प्रथमा (nom.); ‘सिद्ध’ (accomplished/successful) qualifying ‘आरम्भ’ (undertakings)

• च: and
• Type: Particle
• Root: च
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक (copulative)

• सिद्धयः: successes; attainments
• Type: Noun
• Root: सिद्धि
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; बहुवचन; प्रथमा (nom.)

Entities Mentioned

• ātharvaṇa karma

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What does ‘siddhārambha’ suggest about Kautilya’s crisis management style?

Use pre-validated, ready-to-launch measures (proto-SOPs) rather than improvisation—paired with legitimacy practices to maintain compliance.