Sutra 75

Devanagari script

अनेन वान्येन वा इति विकल्पः ॥ कZ_०९.७.७५ ॥

Transliteration

anena vānyena vā iti vikalpaḥ

Translation

“用此法或用他法”——这称为一种选择（vikalpa）。

Word by Word

• अनेन: by this; with this (means/method)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम्
• Form: सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक; तृतीया-एकवचन; पुल्लिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग (प्रयोगानुसार); देइक्तिक/अनाफोरिक ‘by this/with this’

• वा: or
• Type: Particle
• Root: वा
• Form: अव्यय; विकल्पार्थक-निपात (disjunctive ‘or’)

• अन्येन: by another; with an alternative (means/method)
• Type: Adjective (used substantively)
• Root: अन्य
• Form: विशेषण-प्रातिपदिक; तृतीया-एकवचन; पुल्लिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग; ‘by another (means)’

• वा: or
• Type: Particle
• Root: वा
• Form: अव्यय; विकल्पार्थक-निपात

• इति: thus; ‘as follows’ (quotative marker)
• Type: Quotative/Particle
• Root: इति
• Form: अव्यय; इति-प्रयोगः—उद्धरण/वाक्य-समाप्ति/निर्देशार्थ

• विकल्पः: an alternative; an option (i.e., a disjunctive rule)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विकल्प
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-एकवचन; भाववाचक-संज्ञा

Entities Mentioned

• vikalpa
• upāya

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FAQs

What does vikalpa imply for administrators?

It authorizes selection among instruments based on local conditions, intelligence, timing, and feasibility.