Sutra 1
Devanagari script
मध्यमस्यात्मा तृतीया पञ्चमी च प्रकृती प्रकृतयः ॥ कZ_०७.१८.०१ ॥
Transliteration
madhyamasyātmā tṛtīyā pañcamī ca prakṛtī prakṛtayaḥ
Translation
For the middle king (madhyama), his own side—namely the third and the fifth constituent factors—are the natural (aligned) factors.
Word by Word
मध्यमस्यof the middle (king/power)
मध्यमस्य:
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootमध्यम
Formषष्ठी-एकवचनम् (Gen. sg.), पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग; विशेषणरूपेण ‘मध्यम’ (the middle one)
आत्माthe self; one’s own side
आत्मा:
TypeNoun
Rootआत्मन्
Formप्रथमा-एकवचनम् (Nom. sg.), पुंलिङ्ग; कर्तृ/विषयपद (subject)
तृतीयाthe third (one)
तृतीया:
TypeNoun/Adjective (ordinal)
Rootतृतीय
Formप्रथमा-एकवचनम् (Nom. sg.), स्त्रीलिङ्ग; ‘(प्रकृतिः) तृतीया’ इति—क्रमवाचकविशेषणम्
पञ्चमीand the fifth (one)
पञ्चमी:
TypeNoun/Adjective (ordinal)
Rootपञ्चम
Formप्रथमा-एकवचनम् (Nom. sg.), स्त्रीलिङ्ग; ‘(प्रकृतिः) पञ्चमी’ इति—क्रमवाचकविशेषणम्
चand
च:
TypeParticle
Rootच
Formअव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक (coordinative)
प्रकृती(these) two are constituents (prakṛtis)
प्रकृती:
TypeNoun
Rootप्रकृति
Formप्रथमा-द्विवचनम् (Nom. du.), स्त्रीलिङ्ग; ‘(एते) प्रकृती’—विधेय/सम्बन्धपद
प्रकृतयःthe constituents (of the state)
प्रकृतयः:
TypeNoun
Rootप्रकृति
Formप्रथमा-बहुवचनम् (Nom. pl.), स्त्रीलिङ्ग; सामान्यवचनम्/परिभाषापदम्
Entities Mentioned
M
madhyama (middle king)FAQs
To provide a rule-of-thumb for alliance orientation: which power-centers are structurally likely to align with the middle king in a triadic rivalry.