Sutra 14
Devanagari script
मित्राभियोगिनोः पार्ष्णिग्रहणे त एव हेतवः ॥ कZ_०७.१३.१४ ॥
Transliteration
mitrābhiyoginoḥ pārṣṇigrahaṇe ta eva hetavaḥ
Translation
मित्राभियोगिनोः पार्ष्णिग्रहणे त एव हेतवः।
Word by Word
मित्रally, friend (in interstate politics)
मित्र:
TypeNoun
Rootमित्र
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया/सम्बोधन एकवचन (प्रातिपदिक)
अभियोगिनोःof/among the accusers (two parties)
अभियोगिनोः:
TypeNoun
Rootअभि√युज् (युज्)
Formपुंलिङ्ग; षष्ठी/सप्तमी द्विवचन; 'अभियोगिन्' (accuser/complainant/one who brings a charge)
पार्ष्णिग्रहणेin the taking/seizing of the rear (i.e., rear-attack situation)
पार्ष्णिग्रहणे:
TypeNoun
Rootपार्ष्णिग्रहण
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग; सप्तमी एकवचन; 'ग्रहण' = taking/seizing; 'पार्ष्णि' = heel/back (fig. rear)
तेthey/those (i.e., these)
ते:
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
Formपुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा बहुवचन (or नपुंसक प्रथमा/द्वितीया बहुवचन); deictic pronoun
एवindeed, just, only
एव:
TypeParticle
Rootएव
Formनिपात; अव्यय
हेतवःcauses, reasons, grounds
हेतवः:
TypeNoun
Rootहेतु
Formपुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा बहुवचन
Entities Mentioned
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mitrābhiyoginP
pārṣṇigrāhaFAQs
The earlier evaluation logic about how different claimant-types affect hostility, popularity, and strategic overreach is applied to disputes over who becomes (or is treated as) a friend/ally.