Sutra 6
Devanagari script
यद्बलः सामन्तस्तद्विशिष्टबलमाश्रयेत् ॥ कZ_०७.२.०६ ॥
Transliteration
yadbalaḥ sāmantas tadviśiṣṭabalam āśrayet
Translation
প্রতিবেশী (সামন্ত) শাসকের যত শক্তি, তার চেয়ে স্পষ্টভাবে অধিক শক্তিসম্পন্ন শক্তির আশ্রয় নেওয়া উচিত।
Word by Word
यत्that which; whichever
यत्:
TypePronoun
Rootयद्
Formसर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिकम्; नपुंसकलिङ्ग; एकवचन; प्रथमा/द्वितीया (यत् = 'which/that')
बलःstrength; military force
बलः:
TypeNoun
Rootबल
Formपुंलिङ्ग; एकवचन; प्रथमा
सामन्तःa neighboring/feudatory king (samanta)
सामन्तः:
TypeNoun
Rootसामन्त
Formपुंलिङ्ग; एकवचन; प्रथमा
तत्that; then (correlative)
तत्:
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
Formसर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिकम्; नपुंसकलिङ्ग; एकवचन; प्रथमा/द्वितीया (correlative to यत्)
विशिष्टबलम्superior strength/force
विशिष्टबलम्:
TypeNoun
Rootविशिष्टबल
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग; एकवचन; द्वितीया; (विशिष्टं बलम्)
आश्रयेत्should resort to; should seek refuge/support in
आश्रयेत्:
TypeVerb
Rootआ-श्रि
Formलिङ् (विधिलिङ्); परस्मैपदम्; प्रथमपुरुष; एकवचन
Entities Mentioned
S
sāmanta (neighboring ruler/feudatory)Ā
āśraya (protector)FAQs
Not just ‘strong’, but clearly stronger than the immediate threat—so protection is credible and deterrence works.