Sutra 10

Devanagari script

एवमभ्युच्चितो मध्यममवगृह्णीयात् ॥ कZ_०७.१८.१० ॥

Transliteration

evam abhyuccito madhyamam avagṛhṇīyāt

Translation

Thus strengthened, he should check/contain the Madhyama.

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus; in this manner
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम्
• Form: अव्यय; manner-adverb (‘thus/in this way’)

• अभ्युच्चितः: having been raised/elevated; having been made to overreach
• Type: Participle (Verbal Adjective)
• Root: उद् + चि (चिनोति)
• Form: कृदन्त; भूतकर्मणि/भूतकृत् (PPP); पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-एकवचन; ‘having been raised/elevated’

• मध्यमम्: the middle (king/power); the intermediary
• Type: Noun/Adjective (used substantively)
• Root: मध्यम
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-एकवचन; ‘the middle one/median (party/king)’ as object

• अवगृह्णीयात्: should seize; should secure; should take hold of
• Type: Verb
• Root: अव + ग्रह् (गृह्णाति)
• Form: लिङ् (विधिलिङ्); परस्मैपदम्; प्रथमपुरुष; एकवचन; ‘should seize/should take hold of/should secure’

Entities Mentioned

• madhyama

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What does ‘checking’ the Madhyama imply in practice?

Blocking campaigns, denying alliances, undermining supply lines, and preventing the Madhyama from converting growth into decisive expansion.