Sutra 20

Devanagari script

तयोरलब्धलाभापगमने यस्यामित्रो महतो लाभाद्वियुक्तः क्षयव्ययाधिको वा स पार्ष्णिग्राहोऽतिसंधत्ते ॥ कZ_०७.१३.२० ॥

Transliteration

tayor alabdhalābhāpagamane yasyāmitro mahato lābhād viyuktaḥ kṣayavyayādhiko vā sa pārṣṇigrāho ’tisaṃdhatte

Translation

ان دونوں میں، جب متوقع فائدہ حاصل نہ ہو یا حاصل شدہ فائدہ بھی ہاتھ سے نکل جائے، تو وہ پارشنِگراہ (پیچھے سے دشمن) حد سے بڑھ کر تدبیر کرتا ہے جس کا دشمن بڑے فائدے سے محروم ہو گیا ہو، یا جس کا نقصان/خرچ (فائدے سے) زیادہ ہو۔

Word by Word

तयोःof the two (of them)

अलब्धnot obtained

लाभgain, acquisition

अपगमनेin the withdrawal/cessation (i.e., loss)

यस्याम्in which (situation)

अमित्रःthe enemy

महतःof great

लाभात्from a great gain

वियुक्तःseparated, deprived

क्षयloss, diminution

व्ययexpenditure

अधिकःexcessive, predominant

वाor

सःhe/that one

पार्ष्णिग्राहःthe rear-enemy (one who attacks from behind)

अतिसंधत्तेmakes an excessive/overreaching compact; forms a special alliance/arrangement

Entities Mentioned

amitra

pārṣṇigrāha

FAQs

What condition signals 'atisaṃdhi' in a rear-enemy?

When the rear-enemy’s strategy no longer yields gains—especially if the opposing enemy loses major profit (changing incentives) or the rear-enemy’s costs outstrip benefits—indicating unsustainable, excessive maneuvering.

How can an administrator use this insight?

Track enemy and spoiler fiscal stress and opportunity-loss; actors under net-loss are more likely to make reckless, escalatory, or destabilizing moves.