Sutra 44
Devanagari script
न कस्यचिदुदासीनं द्वयोरुभयभावि तत् ॥ कZ_०७.९.४४च्द् ॥
Transliteration
na kasyacid udāsīnaṃ dvayor ubhayabhāvi tat
Translation
No one is truly neutral: with respect to the two sides, it tends to assume a disposition toward both (i.e., hedge/dual-play).
Word by Word
नnot
न:
TypeParticle
Rootन
Formनिषेधार्थक-अव्ययम् (negation)
कस्यचित्of anyone; of some (unspecified) person
कस्यचित्:
TypePronoun
Rootकिम्
Formसर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिकम्; षष्ठी-एकवचनम्; पुं/नपुं (contextual) ; अनिश्चितार्थे 'चित्' प्रत्यययुक्तम्
उदासीनम्neutral; indifferent; a neutral party
उदासीनम्:
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Rootउदासीन
Formविशेषणम्/संज्ञावत्; प्रथमा/द्वितीया-एकवचनम्; नपुंसकलिङ्गम् (predicate/accusative by context)
द्वयोःof two; between two
द्वयोः:
TypeNumeral
Rootद्वि
Formसंख्यावाचक-शब्दः; षष्ठी/सप्तमी-द्विवचनम् (gen./loc. dual)
उभयभाविtending to both sides; capable of becoming either (of the two)
उभयभावि:
TypeAdjective
Rootउभयभाविन्
Formविशेषणम्; प्रथमा-एकवचनम्; नपुंसकलिङ्गम् (agreeing with तत्)
तत्that (one/thing)
तत्:
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
Formसर्वनाम; प्रथमा-एकवचनम्; नपुंसकलिङ्गम्
Entities Mentioned
U
udāsīna (neutral power)FAQs
As typically hedging: they maintain ties to both sides rather than remaining purely indifferent.