Sutra 22

Devanagari script

संधिनोपनमेत्तूर्णं कोशदण्डात्मभूमिभिः ॥ कZ_०७.३.२२च्द् ॥

Transliteration

saṃdhinopanamet tūrṇaṃ kośadaṇḍātmabhūmibhiḥ

Translation

nên nhanh chóng đến cầu hòa bằng một hiệp ước—dâng nộp kho tàng, binh lực, chính thân mình (như sự quy phục kiểu con tin), và lãnh thổ.

Word by Word

• सन्धिना: by/through a treaty (peace/compact)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सन्धि
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; तृतीया-एकवचन

• उपनमेत्: should approach/submit/come over (to the other side)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उप-√नम्
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative); परस्मैपदम्; प्रथमपुरुष; एकवचन; लट्-आश्रित-विधिलिङ्; धातु: √नम् (नमँ)

• तूर्णम्: quickly, without delay
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तूर्ण
• Form: अव्यय (क्रियाविशेषण)

• कोश: treasury/resources
• Type: Noun (as compound member)
• Root: कोश
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; समासपूर्वपद (कोश-); समस्तपदस्य तृतीया-बहुवचन (कोशदण्डात्मभूमिभिः)

• दण्ड: force/army/punitive power
• Type: Noun (as compound member)
• Root: दण्ड
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; समासपूर्वपद (दण्ड-); समस्तपदस्य तृतीया-बहुवचन (कोशदण्डात्मभूमिभिः)

• आत्म: one’s own person/strength
• Type: Noun (as compound member)
• Root: आत्मन्
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; समासपूर्वपद (आत्म-); समस्तपदस्य तृतीया-बहुवचन (कोशदण्डात्मभूमिभिः)

• भूमि: land/territory
• Type: Noun (as compound member)
• Root: भूमि
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; समासपूर्वपद (भूमि-); समस्तपदस्य तृतीया-बहुवचन (कोशदण्डात्मभूमिभिः)

• कोशदण्डात्मभूमिभिः: with treasury, force, self-strength, and territory (as means/resources)
• Type: Noun (compound)
• Root: कोश + दण्ड + आत्मन् + भूमि
• Form: समाहार/इतरेतर-द्वन्द्व; तृतीया-बहुवचन; (साधन/हेतु-करण)

Entities Mentioned

• weaker king
• stronger king

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FAQs

What are the instruments of concession listed?

Kośa (money/tribute), daṇḍa (military resources/service), ātman (personal submission/guarantee), and bhūmi (territorial cession).

What is the administrative intent of listing these?

To specify negotiable state assets that can be traded to stop immediate destruction and preserve a remnant of rule.