Sutra 4
Devanagari script
तस्मात्सहस्रैकीयः पुरस्ताल्लाभस्यायोगः शतैकीयो वा पश्चात्कोप इति न यायात् ॥ कZ_०९.३.०४ ॥
Transliteration
tasmāt sahasraikīyaḥ purastāl lābhasyāyogaḥ śataikīyo vā paścātkopa iti na yāyāt
Translation
Vì vậy, dù lợi ích trước mắt là “gấp nghìn lần” nhưng phản ứng ngược về sau là “gấp trăm lần”, cũng không nên tiến hành.
Word by Word
तस्मात्therefore; from that (reason)
तस्मात्:
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
Formablative singular (पञ्चमी एकवचन), masculine/neuter; deictic pronoun used as causal connector ‘therefore/from that’
सहस्रैकीयः(a rate) of one per thousand
सहस्रैकीयः:
TypeAdjective (numeral-derived)
Rootसहस्र + एक
Formnominative singular masculine; agrees with implied ‘योगः/व्यवहारः/दण्डः’ etc.; meaning ‘of one per thousand’ (rate)
पुरस्तात्beforehand; in advance; earlier
पुरस्तात्:
TypeIndeclinable (Adverb)
Rootपुरस्
Formavyaya; adverb of place/time ‘in front; beforehand; earlier’
लाभस्यof profit; of gain
लाभस्य:
TypeNoun
Rootलाभ
Formgenitive singular masculine; ‘of gain/profit’
अयोगःis not appropriate; is not to be applied
अयोगः:
TypeNoun
Rootअ + योग
Formnominative singular masculine; ‘non-application/unsuitability/non-occurrence’; predicate noun
शतैकीयः(a rate) of one per hundred
शतैकीयः:
TypeAdjective (numeral-derived)
Rootशत + एक
Formnominative singular masculine; ‘of one per hundred’ (rate)
वाor
वा:
TypeParticle
Rootवा
Formavyaya; disjunctive ‘or’
पश्चात्afterwards; later
पश्चात्:
TypeIndeclinable (Adverb)
Rootपश्चात्
Formavyaya; adverb ‘afterwards; later’
कोपःanger; resentment
कोपः:
TypeNoun
Rootकोप
Formnominative singular masculine; ‘anger; resentment’; subject/predicate noun
इतिthus; ‘so’ (as a thought/statement)
इति:
TypeQuotative particle
Rootइति
Formavyaya; marks end of quoted/considered alternative
नnot
न:
TypeNegation particle
Rootन
Formavyaya; negates the verb
यायात्should occur; should come about
यायात्:
TypeVerb
Rootया
Form3rd person singular, optative (विधिलिङ्), parasmaipada; ‘should go/should come to (a state)’
Entities Mentioned
P
purastāt-lābha (immediate gain)P
paścāt-kopa (deferred backlash)FAQs
As a conservative threshold: any credible post-campaign backlash (even smaller in magnitude than gain) can veto action due to its compounding and destabilizing effects.