Sutra 24

Devanagari script

उदासीनं वा मध्यमो लिप्सेत अस्मै साहाय्यं दद्यादुदासीनाद्भिद्यतामिति ॥ कZ_०७.१८.२४ ॥

Transliteration

udāsīnaṃ vā madhyamo lipseta asmai sāhāyyaṃ dadyād udāsīnād bhidyatām iti

Translation

Or, if the Madhyama seeks to win over the neutral king, he should provide him assistance, (so that) ‘let him be split away from neutrality.’

Word by Word

• उदासीनम्: a neutral (king/state)
• Type: Noun/Adjective
• Root: उदासीन
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, एकवचन, द्वितीया (कर्म)

• वा: or
• Type: Particle
• Root: वा
• Form: विकल्पार्थक अव्यय

• मध्यमः: the middle king
• Type: Noun/Adjective
• Root: मध्यम
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, एकवचन, प्रथमा (कर्ता)

• लिप्सेत: should seek to obtain / should try to win over
• Type: Verb
• Root: लिप्स्
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद-रूपं न; desiderative sense ‘to wish to obtain’

• अस्मै: to him / for him
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: सर्वनाम, चतुर्थी (सम्प्रदान), एकवचन

• साहाय्यम्: assistance, support
• Type: Noun
• Root: साहाय्य
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, एकवचन, द्वितीया (कर्म)

• दद्यात्: should give
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• उदासीनात्: from the neutral (king/state)
• Type: Noun/Adjective
• Root: उदासीन
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, एकवचन, पञ्चमी (अपादान)

• भिद्यताम्: let him be split/alienated (from the neutral)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भिद्
• Form: लोट् (imperative), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; कर्मणि/मध्यस्थ-प्रयोगः ‘let (him) be split/alienated’

• इति: thus
• Type: Particle
• Root: इति
• Form: उद्धरण/समाप्त्यर्थक अव्यय

Entities Mentioned

• madhyama
• udāsīna (neutral king)

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FAQs

What is the purpose of aiding the udāsīna (neutral)?

To convert neutrality into alignment by creating obligation and dependence, thereby expanding one’s coalition position.