Sutra 11

Devanagari script

तेषामभ्यवपत्त्या धर्मविजयी तुष्यति ॥ कZ_१२.१.११ ॥

Transliteration

teṣāmabhyavapattyā dharmavijayī tuṣyati

Translation

因他们的归顺，以法征服者便感到满足。

Word by Word

• तेषाम्: of them / their
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: षष्ठी-बहुवचनम् (Gen. pl.), सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिकम्

• अभ्यवपत्त्या: by (their) overthrow/defeat; through bringing them down
• Type: Noun (action noun)
• Root: अभि+अव+√पत्
• Form: तृतीया-एकवचनम् (Instr. sg.), स्त्रीलिङ्गम्; भाववाचक-प्रत्यय (तया) ‘अभ्यवपत्ति’ = ‘अभ्यव+पत्’ से निष्पन्न क्रियानाम

• धर्मविजयी: the righteous conqueror / the conqueror by dharma
• Type: Noun/Adjective (agent noun)
• Root: धर्म + विजयी (√जि)
• Form: प्रथमा-एकवचनम् (Nom. sg.), पुल्लिङ्गम्; ‘धर्मस्य विजयी’ = धर्मविजयी

• तुष्यति: is satisfied / becomes content
• Type: Verb
• Root: √तुष्
• Form: लट्-लकारः, परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुषः, एकवचनम्; वर्तमानकालः

Entities Mentioned

• dharma-vijayī

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FAQs

What does ‘submission’ function as here?

A political settlement tool: acknowledging the conqueror’s superiority/claim can end hostilities when the aggressor’s goal is recognized authority rather than plunder.

What is the implied risk if one refuses submission to a dharma-vijayī?

Escalation: refusal may convert limited aims into punitive aims, increasing costs and territorial loss.