Sutra 14
Devanagari script
तस्य समन्ततो मण्डलीभूता भूम्यनन्तरा अरिप्रकृतिः ॥ कZ_०६.२.१४ ॥
Transliteration
tasya samantato maṇḍalībhūtā bhūmyanantarā ariprakṛtiḥ
Translation
ਉਸਦੇ ਆਲੇ-ਦੁਆਲੇ ਮੰਡਲ ਬਣਾਉਂਦੀ, ਤੁਰੰਤ ਲੱਗਦੀ ਪੜੋਸੀ ਧਰਤੀ ਸ਼ਤ੍ਰੁ-ਪ੍ਰਕ੍ਰਿਤੀ (ਅਰੀ-ਪ੍ਰਕ੍ਰਿਤੀ) ਹੁੰਦੀ ਹੈ।
Word by Word
तस्यof him/that (king)
तस्य:
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
Formषष्ठी-एकवचनम्, पुं/नपुं (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
समन्ततःon all sides; all around
समन्ततः:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसमन्ततः
Formअव्यय (परिसरार्थे)
मण्डलीभूताhaving become a circle/mandala; arranged as a mandala
मण्डलीभूता:
TypeParticiple (Verbal adjective)
Rootभू (मण्डली-भू)
Formकृदन्त (भूतकृदन्त/क्त), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-एकवचनम्; ‘मण्डलीभूत’ = ‘मण्डलरूपं प्राप्ता’
भूमि-अनन्तराimmediately adjacent by territory; contiguous (in land)
भूमि-अनन्तरा:
TypeAdjective (compound)
Rootभूमि + अनन्तर
Formसमासः; स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-एकवचनम्; ‘भूम्यनन्तरा’ = ‘भूम्या अनन्तरा/भूमिसमीपा’ (भूमि-सम्बद्धा, निकटवर्तिनी)
अरि-प्रकृतिःthe enemy’s constituent elements (enemy-state factors)
अरि-प्रकृतिः:
TypeNoun (compound)
Rootअरि + प्रकृति
Formसमासः; स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-एकवचनम्
Entities Mentioned
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vijigīṣuA
ari (neighbor enemy)FAQs
Contiguity creates structural competition over borders, resources, and influence; Kauṭilya models this as a recurring geopolitical tendency.
Analytical: it is a predictive rule for strategic planning, not a statement that neighbors must always be fought.