Sutra 3
Devanagari script
विशिष्टबलाभावे समबलैस्तुल्यबलसंघैर्वा बलवतः सम्भूय तिष्ठेद् यान्न मन्त्रप्रभावशक्तिभ्यामतिसंदध्यात् ॥ कZ_०७.१५.०३ ॥
Transliteration
viśiṣṭabalābhāve samabalaistulyabalasaṃghair vā balavataḥ sambhūya tiṣṭhed yān na mantraprabhāvaśaktibhyām atisaṃdadhyāt
Translation
หากไม่มีกำลังที่เหนือกว่า เขาควรยืนหยัดร่วมกันต่อกรกับผู้ที่แข็งแกร่งกว่า โดยร่วมกับผู้มีกำลังเท่าเทียมหรือกับสหพันธรัฐที่มีกำลังใกล้เคียงกัน; และไม่ควรทุ่มผูกมัดเกินไปโดยคิดว่าเพียงคำปรึกษาและอิทธิพลก็เพียงพอ
Word by Word
विशिष्टबलाभावेin the absence of superior force
विशिष्टबलाभावे:
TypeNoun
Rootअभाव
Formसप्तमी एकवचनम् (अभावे); समासः—विशिष्टस्य बलस्य अभावः
समबलैःwith those of equal strength
समबलैः:
TypeNoun
Rootबल
Formतृतीया बहुवचनम्; समासः—समं बलं येषां ते (समबलाः)
तुल्यबलसंघैःor with confederations/assemblies of equal strength
तुल्यबलसंघैः:
TypeNoun
Rootसंघ
Formतृतीया बहुवचनम्; समासः—तुल्यं बलं यस्य सः (तुल्यबलः) + संघः
वाor
वा:
TypeParticle
Rootवा
Formविकल्पार्थक निपात
बलवतःof/against the stronger (powerful one)
बलवतः:
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Rootबलवत्
Formषष्ठी एकवचनम् (पुं.); ‘बलवत्’ = शक्तिमान्
सम्भूयhaving united / joining together
सम्भूय:
TypeVerb (absolutive)
Rootभू (सम्-भू)
Formक्त्वान्त अव्यय; उपसर्गः सम्
तिष्ठेत्should stand/hold position
तिष्ठेत्:
TypeVerb
Rootस्था
Formविधिलिङ्, परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुषः, एकवचनम्
यावत्until / so long as
यावत्:
TypeParticle/Conjunction
Rootयावत्
Formअवधारण/पर्यन्तार्थक अव्यय
नnot
न:
TypeParticle
Rootन
Formनिषेधार्थक अव्यय
मन्त्रप्रभावशक्तिभ्याम्by the power of counsel (mantra) and influence/authority (prabhāva)
मन्त्रप्रभावशक्तिभ्याम्:
TypeNoun
Rootशक्ति
Formतृतीया द्विवचनम्; समासः—मन्त्रः + प्रभावः (द्वन्द्व) → मन्त्रप्रभावौ; तयोः शक्तिः (तत्पुरुष) → मन्त्रप्रभावशक्तिः; तृतीया द्विवचनम् शक्तिभ्याम्
अतिसंदध्यात्should contrive/arrange (countermeasures) intensely/exceedingly
अतिसंदध्यात्:
TypeVerb
Rootधा (अति-सम्-धा)
Formविधिलिङ्, परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुषः, एकवचनम्; उपसर्गाः अति-, सम्-; धातु: धा
Entities Mentioned
S
samabala (equals)S
saṃgha (confederation/league)B
balavān (stronger adversary)FAQs
Create or join a coalition of equals to aggregate power and deter or resist the stronger adversary.