Sutra 40
Devanagari script
उच्छिन्द्यादेव तन्मित्रं विश्वस्याङ्कमुपस्थितम् ॥ कZ_०७.१८.४०च्द् ॥
Transliteration
ucchindyād eva tanmitraṃ viśvasyāṅkam upasthitam
Translation
ควรตัด ‘พันธมิตร’ นั้นทิ้งเสียโดยเด็ดขาด เมื่อมันมานั่งอยู่บนตักของทุกคนแล้ว (คือถูกทุกฝ่ายเกี้ยวพาราสีจนไม่น่าไว้วางใจ)
Word by Word
उच्छिन्द्यात्he should cut off / sever
उच्छिन्द्यात्:
TypeVerb
Rootछिद्
Formलोट् (आज्ञार्थे), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुषः, एकवचनम्; उपसर्गः: उत्-; धातुः: छिद् (छेदने)
एवindeed / certainly / just
एव:
TypeParticle
Rootएव
Formनिपातः; अव्ययम्; अवधारणार्थकः
तत्that
तत्:
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
Formसर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिकम्; नपुंसकलिङ्गम्; द्वितीया एकवचनम्
मित्रम्ally / friend (of the king/state)
मित्रम्:
TypeNoun
Rootमित्र
Formनपुंसकलिङ्गम्; द्वितीया एकवचनम्
विश्वस्यof all / of the whole (world/people)
विश्वस्य:
TypeNoun/Adjective (used substantively)
Rootविश्व
Formपुंलिङ्गम्; षष्ठी एकवचनम्
अङ्कम्lap; embrace; close intimacy
अङ्कम्:
TypeNoun
Rootअङ्क
Formपुंलिङ्गम्; द्वितीया एकवचनम्
उपस्थितम्having approached; being present/at hand; having come close
उपस्थितम्:
TypeParticiple (Verbal adjective)
Rootस्था
Formकृत्-प्रत्ययः: क्त (भूतकर्मणि/भूतभावे); उपसर्गः: उप-; धातुः: स्था; नपुंसकलिङ्गम्; द्वितीया एकवचनम्; (मित्रम् इति पदस्य विशेषणम्)
Entities Mentioned
T
tanmitra (unreliable ally)M
multiple rival courtsFAQs
A swing actor courted by all sides—highly prone to defection, information leakage, and opportunistic bargaining.