Sutra 16
Devanagari script
अन्येभ्यस्तद्विधेभ्यो वा भूमिदानैर्विश्वासयेदेनम् ॥ कZ_०९.३.१६ ॥
Transliteration
anyebhyas tad-vidhebhyo vā bhūmi-dānaiḥ viśvāsayed enam
Translation
或者应以赐予土地来取得此人的信任——对同类之人亦当以类似手段行之。
Word by Word
अन्येभ्यःfrom others; than/among other (persons)
अन्येभ्यः:
TypePronoun/Adjective
Rootअन्य
Formपुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग; पञ्चमी-बहुवचन (ablative plural)
तद्विधेभ्यःfrom those of the same kind; from similar (persons)
तद्विधेभ्यः:
TypeAdjective (taddhita-based)
Rootतद्विध
Formपुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग; पञ्चमी-बहुवचन (ablative plural)
वाor
वा:
TypeParticle
Rootवा
Formविकल्पार्थक-अव्यय (disjunctive)
भूमिदानैःby grants of land; through land-donations
भूमिदानैः:
TypeNoun
Rootभूमिदान
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग; तृतीया-बहुवचन (instrumental plural)
विश्वासयेत्he should cause (him) to trust; he should win his confidence
विश्वासयेत्:
TypeVerb
Rootवि√श्वस् (causative: विश्वासय-)
Formलोट्/विधिलिङ्-रूप (optative); परस्मैपदम्; प्रथमपुरुष-एकवचन; causative (णिच्)
एनम्him; this person
एनम्:
TypePronoun
Rootइदम् (enad-pronoun)
Formपुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-एकवचन (accusative singular)
Entities Mentioned
R
rival claimant/elite factionFAQs
Targeted land grants as patronage to convert potential rivals and their peer group into stakeholders of the regime.