Sutra 19

Devanagari script

तेन हि ध्वजेनादितिकौशिकवदस्य मातृबान्धवा भिक्षेरन् ॥ कZ_०१.१७.१९ ॥

Transliteration

tena hi dhvajenāditikauśikavad asya mātṛbāndhavā bhikṣeran

Translation

เพราะอาศัย ‘ธง’ นั้นเอง ญาติฝ่ายมารดาของเขาจะขอ/เรียกเอาการสนับสนุนจากเขา—ดังเช่นกรณีตัวอย่างของอทิติและเกาศิกะ

Word by Word

• तेन: by that; with that (means)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिकम्; तृतीया-एकवचनम्; नपुंसकलिङ्गम् (करण/हेतु-अर्थे)

• हि: indeed; for
• Type: Particle
• Root: हि
• Form: निपातः; अव्ययम् (हेतु/निश्चयार्थकः)

• ध्वजेन: with a banner/standard (as a sign/disguise)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ध्वज
• Form: पुंलिङ्गम्; तृतीया-एकवचनम्

• आदितिकौशिकवत्: like Aditi-Kauśika (i.e., in the manner of Aditi Kauśika)
• Type: Adverb (comparative by -वत्)
• Root: आदितिकौशिक
• Form: -वत्-प्रत्ययान्तम्; अव्ययवत् प्रयोगः (उपमावाचकः)

• अस्य: of him/this person
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम्
• Form: सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिकम्; षष्ठी-एकवचनम्; पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग-सम्भवः (सम्बन्धे)

• मातृबान्धवाः: the maternal relatives
• Type: Noun
• Root: मातृबान्धव
• Form: पुंलिङ्गम्; प्रथमा-बहुवचनम्; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (मातुः बान्धवाः)

• भिक्षेरन्: should beg; would beg
• Type: Verb
• Root: भिक्ष्
• Form: लिङ् (विधिलिङ्); परस्मैपदम्; प्रथम-पुरुषः; बहुवचनम्

Entities Mentioned

• maternal relatives (mātṛbāndhava)
• Aditi
• Kauśika

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FAQs

What governance risk is highlighted even with maternal relatives?

Even ‘safe’ custodians can use the prince as a political symbol to solicit resources and influence; kin networks can become channels of rent-seeking.