Sutra 28
Devanagari script
तेनोदासीनलिप्सा व्याख्याता ॥ कZ_०७.१३.२८ ॥
Transliteration
tenodāsīnalipsā vyākhyātā
Translation
एतेन उदासीनलिप्सा व्याख्याता।
Word by Word
तेनby that; thereby; with that (means)
तेन:
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
Formसर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक (तद्); तृतीया-एकवचन; नपुंसकलिङ्ग (instrumental: 'by that/thereby')
उदासीनलिप्साthe desire to win over / entice the neutral party (indifferent/neutral power)
उदासीनलिप्सा:
TypeNoun
Rootलिप्सा (√लिप्/√लुभ् इत्यादि-इच्छार्थक; desiderative noun)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-एकवचन; समासः—उदासीनस्य लिप्सा (उदासीन- = indifferent/neutral; लिप्सा = desire/greed/longing)
व्याख्याताhas been explained; has been defined
व्याख्याता:
TypeVerb (Participle used predicatively)
Root√ख्या (वि-आ-√ख्या)
Formकृदन्तः—भूतकर्मणि/कर्तरि प्रयोगे क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (व्याख्यात); प्रथमा-एकवचन; पुल्लिङ्ग (understood: 'has been explained/defined')
Entities Mentioned
U
udāsīna (neutral power)U
udāsīna-lipsā (seeking neutrality)FAQs
It is a closing sutra: the preceding discussion is to be read as the operative explanation of how to pursue and secure neutrality in mandala politics.