Sutra 5
Devanagari script
त्वं मित्रमित्येवं आदिर्विषमसंधिः ॥ कZ_०७.९.०५ ॥
Transliteration
tvaṃ mitram ityevaṃ ādir viṣamasaṃdhiḥ
Translation
A treaty-opening framed as: 'You are (my) friend/ally'—this is an unequal alliance.
Word by Word
त्वम्you
त्वम्:
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद्
Formसर्वनाम; प्रथमा-एकवचनम्; मध्यम-पुरुषः
मित्रम्friend; ally
मित्रम्:
TypeNoun
Rootमित्र
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया-एकवचनम्
इतिthus; ‘so’ (quotative)
इति:
TypeParticle
Rootइति
Formनिपात; उद्धरण/इत्यर्थ-प्रयोगः
एवम्in this manner; thus
एवम्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएवम्
Formअव्यय; प्रकारवाचक
आदिःthe beginning; the first (type)
आदिः:
TypeNoun
Rootआदि
Formपुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-एकवचनम्
विषमसन्धिःunequal treaty/alliance; asymmetrical pact
विषमसन्धिः:
TypeNoun
Rootसन्धि
Formपुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-एकवचनम्; समासः: विषम + सन्धिः
Entities Mentioned
A
ally (mitra)FAQs
It frames alliance as a one-sided designation rather than mutual gain, implying subordination, obligation, or dependence of one party on the other.