Sutra 22

Devanagari script

उपेक्षेत वा मण्डलमस्य कुप्यतु स्वपक्षवधात् इति ॥ कZ_०७.१८.२२ ॥

Transliteration

upekṣeta vā maṇḍalam asya kupyatu svapakṣavadhāt iti

Translation

Or he should remain indifferent, (calculating that) ‘his circle of states will become hostile because he has destroyed his own side.’

Word by Word

• उपेक्षेत: he should ignore / remain indifferent
• Type: Verb
• Root: उप-ईक्ष्
• Form: लिङ् (विधिलिङ्), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुषः, एकवचनम्; धातुः: ईक्ष् (दर्शन/अवेक्षणे) उपसर्गः: उप-

• वा: or
• Type: Particle
• Root: वा
• Form: विकल्पार्थक-अव्ययम्

• मण्डलम्: the (circle of kings) mandala / the political circle
• Type: Noun
• Root: मण्डल
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गम्, प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचनम्

• अस्य: of him / of this (king)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम्
• Form: षष्ठी एकवचनम्, पुं/नपुंसक-प्रयोगः

• कुप्यतु: let it become angry / let it turn hostile
• Type: Verb
• Root: कुप्
• Form: लोट् (आज्ञार्थे), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुषः, एकवचनम्

• स्वपक्षवधात्: because of the killing/destruction of his own side (faction)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्व-पक्ष-वध
• Form: पुंलिङ्गम्, पञ्चमी एकवचनम्; हेतौ/कारणे अपादान-प्रयोगः (‘because of’)

• इति: thus
• Type: Particle
• Root: इति
• Form: उक्त्यर्थक-अव्ययम् (quotation marker)

Entities Mentioned

• maṇḍala (circle of states)

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FAQs

What does ‘upekṣā’ accomplish in this context?

It lets the actor’s self-damaging behavior trigger wider hostility against him without direct involvement.