Sutra 4

Devanagari script

तुल्यमन्त्रप्रभावशक्तीनां विपुलारम्भतो विशेषः ॥ कZ_०७.१५.०४ ॥

Transliteration

tulyamantraprabhāvaśaktīnāṃ vipulārambhato viśeṣaḥ

Translation

ในหมู่ผู้ที่มีคำปรึกษา อิทธิพล และความสามารถเท่าเทียมกัน ความได้เปรียบมาจากการเตรียมการและการริเริ่มในวงกว้างกว่า

Word by Word

• तुल्य: equal, similar
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तुल्य
• Form: विशेषण; प्रथमा/द्वितीया/तृतीया/सप्तमी एकवचन (रूपं अव्ययवत्/सर्वलिङ्ग-प्रयोग्य); अत्र समासे पूर्वपदत्वेन

• मन्त्र: counsel, advice (policy counsel)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मन्त्र
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; समासपद (तुल्य-मन्त्र-…); मूलतः प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचन-आधार; अत्र समासे अव्यक्त-विभक्ति

• प्रभाव: influence, effective power
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभाव
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; समासपद; अत्र ‘प्रभाव’ = प्रभावशक्ति-सम्बन्धी

• शक्तीनाम्: of (those) powers/capacities
• Type: Noun
• Root: शक्ति
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; षष्ठी बहुवचन; ‘तुल्यमन्त्रप्रभावशक्तीनाम्’ इति षष्ठी-सम्बन्धः

• विपुल: great, extensive
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विपुल
• Form: विशेषण; समासे पूर्वपद; ‘विपुलारम्भतः’ इत्यत्र ‘विपुल’ = महान्/बहुलः

• आरम्भतः: from/owing to the undertaking (i.e., the scale of initiative)
• Type: Noun (used adverbially)
• Root: आरम्भ
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; पञ्चमी एकवचन; हेतौ/अपादाने ‘…तः’ = ‘from/owing to …’; क्रियाविशेषणवत्

• विशेषः: a difference; a distinguishing factor
• Type: Noun
• Root: विशेष
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा एकवचन; कर्तृ/वाक्यविषय (predicate noun): ‘विशेषः (अस्ति)’

Entities Mentioned

• mantra (strategy)
• prabhāva (influence)
• śakti (capability)

More Details

FAQs

What does 'vipulārambha' mean in practical governance terms?

Broad mobilization: deeper logistics, reserves, finance allocation, diplomatic groundwork, and operational planning that out-scales the rival.