Sutra 9
दण्डोपनायिवृत्तं संधिकर्म समाधिमोक्षः मध्यमचरितमुदासीनचरितं मण्डलचरितं इति षाड्गुण्यं सप्तममधिकरणम् ॥ कZ_०१.१.०९ए ॥
daṇḍopanāyivṛttaṃ saṃdhikarma samādhimokṣaḥ madhyamacaritam udāsīnacaritaṃ maṇḍalacaritaṃ iti ṣāḍguṇyaṃ saptamam adhikaraṇam
Ang asal na may kinalaman sa puwersang pamimilit at pakikipagkasundo; mga gawain ng pagbuo ng kasunduan; ang paglikha at pagpapalaya ng isang panata/ayusang panagot (o ayos na may bihag bilang garantiya); asal ng haring nasa gitna; asal ng haring neutral; at asal sa loob ng bilog ng mga estado—ang mga ito nang magkakasama ang bumubuo sa ṣāḍguṇya; ito ang ikapitong seksiyon ng paksa.
FAQs
To define the treatise’s core interstate toolkit by listing the main operational areas of the sixfold foreign-policy measures, enabling the ruler to choose between coercion, agreement-making, guarantees, and role-based strategies (middle/neutral) within the wider geopolitical circle to secure the state’s security and prosperity.
It maps well to modern grand strategy: states combine hard power (coercion), soft inducements, treaties, security guarantees, and differentiated roles for mediators and non-aligned actors, all while assessing policy choices within a regional/international system rather than in isolation.
The ruler’s duty is to understand and operationalize the sixfold foreign-policy options—deciding when to compel, when to conciliate, how to structure treaties and guarantees, and how to act as (or respond to) middle and neutral powers within the broader circle of states.