Sutra 25
Devanagari script
प्रम्रियमाणे वा राजन्यमात्यः कुल्यकुमारमुख्यान्परस्परं मुख्येषु वा विक्रमयेत् ॥ कZ_०५.६.२५ ॥
Transliteration
pramriyamāṇe vā rājanyamātyaḥ kulyakumāra-mukhyān parasparaṃ mukhyeṣu vā vikramayet
Translation
রাজা মৃত্যুপথযাত্রী হলে, রাজবংশীয় মন্ত্রীকে পার্শ্বশাখার রাজপুত্র ও প্রধান অভিজাতদের পরস্পরের বিরুদ্ধে লাগাতে হবে, অথবা তাদের অন্য প্রধানদের সঙ্গে প্রতিদ্বন্দ্বিতায় নামাতে হবে, যাতে কেউ একক দাবি দৃঢ় করতে না পারে।
Word by Word
प्रम्रियमाणेwhen (he) is dying / in the event of impending death
प्रम्रियमाणे:
TypeVerb (participial)
Rootमृ
Formप्र-√मृ (म्रियते) ; वर्तमानकाले कर्मणि शतृ/शानच्-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्तः (प्रम्रियमाण) ; सप्तमी एकवचनम् (सप्तमी-सम्बन्धे/सप्तमी-absolute) ; नपुंसकलिङ्गे/पुंलिङ्गे प्रयोगः सन्दर्भानुसारः
वाor
वा:
TypeParticle
Rootवा
Formविकल्पार्थक अव्ययम्
राजन्यa royal (kṣatriya) person
राजन्य:
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootराजन्य
Formपुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचनम् (सन्दर्भे विशेषणरूपेण)
अमात्यःthe minister
अमात्यः:
TypeNoun
Rootअमात्य
Formपुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा एकवचनम्; कर्तृपदम्
कुल्यof good family / clan-related (nobly born)
कुल्य:
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootकुल्य
Formपुंलिङ्गे द्वितीया बहुवचनम्; (कुमारमुख्यान् इत्यस्य विशेषणम्)
कुमारprinces / young nobles
कुमार:
TypeNoun
Rootकुमार
Formपुंलिङ्गे द्वितीया बहुवचनम्; (मुख्यान् इत्यस्य विशेष्यः)
मुख्यान्the leading/chief ones
मुख्यान्:
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Rootमुख्य
Formपुंलिङ्गे द्वितीया बहुवचनम्; कर्मपदम्
परस्परम्against one another / mutually
परस्परम्:
TypeAdverb
Rootपरस्पर
Formअव्ययीभावप्रयोगः; क्रियाविशेषणम्
मुख्येषुamong the chief persons
मुख्येषु:
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootमुख्य
Formपुंलिङ्गे/नपुंसकलिङ्गे सप्तमी बहुवचनम्; अधिकरणम्
वाor
वा:
TypeParticle
Rootवा
Formविकल्पार्थक अव्ययम्
विक्रमयेत्should set (them) against each other / should instigate
विक्रमयेत्:
TypeVerb
Rootक्रम्
Formवि-√क्रम् (क्रमते/क्रमति) ; णिच् (प्रेरणार्थक) → विक्रमयति; विधिलिङ् (optative) परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुषः एकवचनम्
Entities Mentioned
K
kingR
royal minister (rājanyamātya)C
collateral princes (kulyakumāra)C
chief nobles/leaders (mukhyāḥ)FAQs
Prevent any single claimant from consolidating power by actively balancing and pitting rival elite factions against each other.
A rājanyamātya—an influential minister tied to the royal establishment.