Sutra 15
Devanagari script
तथैव भूम्येकान्तरा मित्रप्रकृतिः ॥ कZ_०६.२.१५ ॥
Transliteration
tathaiva bhūmyekāntarā mitraprakṛtiḥ
Translation
Likewise, the territory separated by one intervening land (the neighbor’s neighbor) constitutes the ally-element (mitra-prakṛti).
Word by Word
तथाthus; in the same manner
तथा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतथा
Formअव्यय (उपमान/प्रकारवाचक)
एवindeed; just; precisely
एव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव
Formअव्यय (निश्चय/अवधारणार्थक)
भूमि-एक-अन्तराseparated by one intervening territory/tract of land
भूमि-एक-अन्तरा:
TypeAdjective (compound)
Rootभूमि / एक / अन्तर
Formस्त्रीलिङ्गे प्रथमा एकवचनम्; विशेषणम् (मित्रप्रकृतिः इत्यस्य)
मित्र-प्रकृतिःthe ally-constituent (the ally as a state-factor)
मित्र-प्रकृतिः:
TypeNoun (compound)
Rootमित्र / प्रकृति
Formस्त्रीलिङ्गे प्रथमा एकवचनम्; कर्तृ/विषयपदम्
Entities Mentioned
M
mitra (ally)FAQs
Both have a shared incentive to counterbalance the immediate neighbor (the ari), making cooperation instrumentally likely.
As a baseline for diplomatic mapping—identify likely partners for balancing and for creating strategic depth beyond the frontier.