Sutra 73

Devanagari script

गुरुलाघवयोगाच्चापदां नियोगविकल्पसमुच्चया भवन्ति ॥ कZ_०९.७.७३ ॥

Transliteration

gurulāghavayogāccāpadāṃ niyogavikalpasamuccayā bhavanti

Translation

视情势的轻重（严重与否、难易程度）而定，危机需要：（一）固定施行，（二）择机选用，或（三）合并运用诸措施。

Word by Word

• गुरु-लाघव-योगात्: from the consideration/combination of heaviness and lightness (i.e., relative severity)
• Type: Noun
• Root: योग
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; पञ्चमी एकवचन; हेतौ/कारणे (योगात् = कारणात्) ; समासपद: गुरु + लाघव + योग

• च: and
• Type: Particle
• Root: च
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक अव्यय

• आपदाम्: of calamities / crises
• Type: Noun
• Root: आपद्
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; षष्ठी बहुवचन (सम्बन्ध)

• नियोग-विकल्प-समुच्चयाः: combinations (aggregates) of injunctions and alternatives
• Type: Noun
• Root: समुच्चय
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा बहुवचन; समासपद: नियोग + विकल्प + समुच्चय; कर्तृपद (भवन्ति के साथ)

• भवन्ति: come to be / arise / are possible
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू
• Form: लट् लकार; प्रथमपुरुष; बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

Entities Mentioned

• āpada (crisis)
• niyoga
• vikalpa
• samuccaya

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FAQs

How does 'guru-lāghava' function as a policy criterion?

It signals that the severity/complexity of a crisis determines whether one must use a single mandated tool, may choose among tools, or should combine multiple tools.