Sutra 43
Devanagari script
स बुद्धिनिगलैर्बद्धैरिष्टं क्रीडति पार्थिवैः ॥ कZ_०७.१८.४३च्द् ॥
Transliteration
sa buddhinigalairbaddhairiṣṭaṃ krīḍati pārthivaiḥ
Translation
—he, having bound other kings with fetters of intellect, plays them to achieve what he desires.
Word by Word
सःhe (that person/king)
सः:
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
Formसर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक; पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-एकवचन
बुद्धि-निगलैःwith the fetters/constraints of intelligence (i.e., policy-restraints)
बुद्धि-निगलैः:
TypeNoun
Rootनिगल
Formसमास: बुद्धेः निगलाः; पुंलिङ्ग; तृतीया-बहुवचन
बद्धैःbound, restrained
बद्धैः:
TypeParticiple (Verbal adjective)
Rootबन्ध्
Formक्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle); पुंलिङ्ग; तृतीया-बहुवचन; विशेषण (पार्थिवैः इत्यस्य)
इष्टम्the desired (thing/goal)
इष्टम्:
TypeParticiple (Verbal adjective)
Rootइष्
Formक्त-प्रत्ययान्त; नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-एकवचन; कर्म (क्रीडति इत्यस्य)
क्रीडतिplays, sports; (fig.) maneuvers
क्रीडति:
TypeVerb
Rootक्रीड्
Formलट्-लकार; परस्मैपद; प्रथम-पुरुष; एकवचन
पार्थिवैःwith kings, with rulers
पार्थिवैः:
TypeNoun
Rootपृथिवी (पार्थिव)
Formपुंलिङ्ग; तृतीया-बहुवचन
Entities Mentioned
P
pārthiva (kings/rulers)FAQs
Narrative control, incentives, conditional aid, elite capture, strategic deception, and intelligence-driven bargaining that constrain an opponent’s choices.
Not only. It includes structured bargaining and orchestration—making others act within a game whose rules you set via information and incentives.