Shloka 29

मृदु-तीक्ष्ण-नीति तथा दुष्टलक्षण-विज्ञानम्

Measured Policy and the Recognition of Malicious Disposition

Devanagari script

प्रणिपातं च गच्छेत काले शत्रोर्बलीयस: । युक्तो5स्य वधमन्विच्छेदप्रमत्त: प्रमाद्यत:

Translation

“当时势有利于强敌之时，君王当往而俯首致敬。待其敌人疏忽懈怠之际，君王则须自守警醒、勤于谋划，寻求诛灭之方。”

Word by Word

• praṇipātam: prostration, submission
• praṇipātam: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: praṇipāta
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• ca: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca

• gacchet: should go/should resort (to)
• Type: Verb
• Root: gam
• Form: Optative (Vidhi-liṅ), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• kāle: at the proper time
• kāle: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: kāla
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• śatroḥ: of the enemy
• Type: Noun
• Root: śatru
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• balīyasaḥ: of the stronger (one)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: balīyas
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular, Comparative

• yuktaḥ: being vigilant/engaged, prepared
• yuktaḥ: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: yukta
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• asya: of him/this (enemy)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (pronoun: asmad/etad-series)
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular

• vadham: killing, slaying
• vadham: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: vadha
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• anvicchet: should seek, should look for
• Type: Verb
• Root: anu + iṣ (icch)
• Form: Optative (Vidhi-liṅ), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• apramattaḥ: not careless, vigilant
• apramattaḥ: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: a-pramatta
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• pramādyataḥ: of (the enemy) being careless
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra + mad
• Form: Present active participle (Śatṛ), Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• yadi: if
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yadi

• balavān: strong, powerful
• balavān: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: balavat
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

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