Sutra 16
Devanagari script
मित्रसंघस्य वा योऽन्तस्थायी तं लभेत ॥ कZ_०९.६.१६ ॥
Transliteration
mitrasaṃghasya vā yo 'ntasthāyī taṃ labheta
Translation
ਜਾਂ ਮਿੱਤਰਾਂ ਦੇ ਸੰਘ ਵਿੱਚ ਜੋ ਅੰਦਰਲਾ (ਅੰਤਸਥ) ਵਿਅਕਤੀ ਹੋਵੇ, ਉਸਨੂੰ ਆਪਣੇ ਪੱਖ ਵਿੱਚ ਕਰ ਲੈਣਾ ਚਾਹੀਦਾ ਹੈ।
Word by Word
मित्रसंघस्यof the confederacy of allies / of an allied league
मित्रसंघस्य:
TypeNoun
Rootमित्र + संघ
Formपुंलिङ्ग; षष्ठी एकवचन; ‘संघ’ (प्रधान) + ‘मित्र’ (सम्बन्ध)
वाor
वा:
TypeParticle
Rootवा
Formविकल्पार्थक अव्यय (alternative ‘or’)
यःwho / whichever person
यः:
TypePronoun
Rootयद्
Formपुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा एकवचन; सम्बन्धबोधक (relative pronoun)
अन्तःस्थायीan insider; one who is stationed/positioned within (it)
अन्तःस्थायी:
TypeNoun (agentive)
Rootस्था (उपसर्ग: अन्तः-)
Formपुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा एकवचन; ‘अन्तः-स्थायिन्’ (नित्य/वृत्तिवाचक) — ‘अन्तः’ उपपदपूर्वक ‘स्थायिन्’
तम्him
तम्:
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
Formपुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया एकवचन; ‘यः … तं …’ सहसंबन्ध
लभेतshould obtain / should secure
लभेत:
TypeVerb
Rootलभ्
Formविधिलिङ् (optative); परस्मैपद; प्रथमपुरुष एकवचन; ‘he should obtain/secure’
Entities Mentioned
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mitrasaṃgha (allied bloc)A
antasthāyī (insider actor)FAQs
An insider provides leverage over the whole bloc—information, agenda-setting, and the ability to redirect collective decisions from within.