Sutra 23

Devanagari script

तुल्यकालफलोदयायां वा वृद्धौ संधिमुपेयात् ॥ कZ_०७.१.२३ ॥

Transliteration

tulyakālaphalodayāyāṃ vā vṛddhau saṃdhim upeyāt

Translation

Nếu tăng trưởng (của cả hai bên) cho kết quả trong cùng khung thời gian và với lợi ích tương đương, ông nên đi đến hòa ước/hòa bình (saṃdhi).

Word by Word

• तुल्य-काल-फल-उदयायाम्: when the rise (outcome) of the fruit is at an equal time (i.e., when results are expected at the same time)
• Type: Noun (compound)
• Root: तुल्य/काल/फल/उदय
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे सप्तमी एकवचनम्; आधार-अधिकरणे (locative of circumstance): 'in the situation of ...'

• वा: or
• Type: Particle
• Root: वा
• Form: विकल्पार्थक-अव्ययम् (disjunctive: 'or')

• वृद्धौ: in increase/advantage (i.e., when one’s advantage is increasing)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वृद्धि
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे सप्तमी एकवचनम्; अधिकरणे: 'in (a state of) increase/advantage'

• सन्धिम्: a treaty/peace (alliance/compact)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सन्धि
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे द्वितीया एकवचनम्; कर्म (object)

• उपेयात्: should enter into / should resort to
• Type: Verb
• Root: उप-इ (इण्)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुषः, एकवचनम्; विध्यर्थः: 'should resort to/should enter into'

Entities Mentioned

• svāmin
• counterparty king

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FAQs

Why prefer saṃdhi when growth payoffs are equal in time and result?

Because neither side gains a decisive advantage soon; a compact reduces wasteful contest and preserves resources until a clearer asymmetry emerges.