Arthashastra 6.2.24: Mandala-yoni, Adhyaya 2, Sutra 24
Devanagari script
विजिगीषुर्मित्रं मित्रमित्रं वास्य प्रकृतयस्तिस्रः ॥
Transliteration
vijigīṣur mitraṃ mitramitraṃ vā sya prakṛtayas tisraḥ
Translation
जो राजा जीतना चाहता है, उसके लिए तीन मुख्य हिस्से हैं। खुद वो राजा, उसका दोस्त, और उसके दोस्त का दोस्त।
Word by Word
विजिगीषुःthe would-be conqueror (king desirous of conquest)
विजिगीषुः:
TypeNoun (agent noun)
Rootजि (√जि)
Formप्रातिपदिक: विजिगीषु (इच्छार्थक-कर्तृवाचक, desiderative agent); पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-एकवचन
मित्रम्an ally / friend-king
मित्रम्:
TypeNoun
Rootमित्र
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-एकवचन
मित्रमित्रम्the ally’s ally
मित्रमित्रम्:
TypeNoun (compound)
Rootमित्र + मित्र
Formसमास: मित्रस्य मित्रम्; नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-एकवचन
वाor
वा:
TypeParticle
Rootवा
Formविकल्पार्थक-अव्यय (either/or)
अस्यof him / of this (king)
अस्य:
TypePronoun
Rootइदम्
Formसर्वनाम; पुं/नपुंसक; षष्ठी-एकवचन
प्रकृतयःthe constituent elements (of the state)
प्रकृतयः:
TypeNoun
Rootप्रकृति
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-बहुवचन
तिस्रःthree
तिस्रः:
TypeNumeral (adjective)
Rootत्रि
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-बहुवचन (विशेषणम्: प्रकृतयः)
Entities Mentioned
V
vijigīṣuM
mitraM
mitramitraFAQs
Policy must account for indirect support channels—logistics, finance, sanctuary, diplomacy—provided by second-order allies who can amplify or constrain outcomes.
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