Sutra 9

Devanagari script

तमितरस्तदात्वे चायत्यां च क्रममवेक्षेत ॥ कZ_०७.८.०९ ॥

Transliteration

tam itaras tadātve cāyatyāṃ ca kramam avekṣeta

Translation

Dapat suriin ng kabilang panig ang pagkakasunod-sunod ng mga hakbang (malamang na plano) kapwa para sa kasalukuyan at sa hinaharap.

Word by Word

• तम्: that; it
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: sarvanāma; accusative singular neuter (or masculine acc. sg. by context); object of अवेक्षेत

• इतरः: the other; the next (alternative)
• Type: Noun (pronominal adjective)
• Root: इतर
• Form: nominative singular masculine; subject (the other/next one)

• तदात्वे: at that time; in the immediate present
• Type: Noun
• Root: तदात्व
• Form: locative singular neuter; time-locative ‘at that time/then’

• च: and
• Type: Particle
• Root: च
• Form: conjunction

• आयत्याम्: in the future; in what is to come
• Type: Noun
• Root: आयति
• Form: locative singular feminine; time-locative ‘in the future’

• च: and
• Type: Particle
• Root: च
• Form: conjunction

• क्रमम्: order; sequence; proper procedure
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्रम
• Form: accusative singular masculine; object of अवेक्षेत

• अवेक्षेत: should examine; should take into account
• Type: Verb
• Root: अव-ईक्ष्
• Form: optative (vidhi-liṅ), parasmaipada; 3rd person singular; ‘should consider/observe’

Entities Mentioned

• itara (counterparty king)

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FAQs

What is ‘krama-avekṣaṇa’ in modern policy terms?

A structured assessment of the opponent’s likely next moves—near-term and long-term—using the current demand as a signal of intent.