Vyasanadhikarana Adhyaya 5 Sutra 15 - Arthashastra | Tagalog | Vedapath

Kautilya

Sutra 15

Devanagari script

स्वविक्षिप्तमित्रविक्षिप्तयोः स्वविक्षिप्तं स्वभूमौ विक्षिप्तं सैन्यमापदि शक्यमावाहयितुं न मित्रविक्षिप्तं विप्रकृष्टदेशकालत्वात् ॥ कZ_०८.५.१५ ॥

Transliteration

svavikṣiptamitravikṣiptayoḥ svavikṣiptaṃ svabhūmau vikṣiptaṃ sainyam āpadi śakyam āvāhayituṃ na mitravikṣiptaṃ viprakṛṣṭadeśakālatvāt

Translation

Sa pagitan ng nagkawatak-watak na hukbo ng sarili at ng nagkawatak-watak na hukbo ng kakampi, dapat umasa sa nagkawatak-watak na puwersa ng sarili—na nakakalat sa sariling teritoryo—sapagkat sa oras ng krisis maaari silang ipatawag at tipunin; hindi dapat umasa sa nagkawatak-watak na puwersa ng kakampi, dahil ang layo sa lugar at oras ay ginagawa silang hindi mapagkakatiwalaan.

Word by Word

स्व-विक्षिप्त-मित्र-विक्षिप्तयोःof (the king’s) dispersed army and (the ally’s) dispersed army

स्व-विक्षिप्तम्one’s own dispersed (troops)

स्व-भूमौin one’s own territory

विक्षिप्तम्dispersed

सैन्यम्army, troops

आपदिin an emergency

शक्यम्possible, feasible

आ-वाहयितुम्to summon/call in (to mobilize)

नnot

मित्र-विक्षिप्तम्the ally’s dispersed (troops)

विप्रकृष्ट-देश-कालत्वात्because of remoteness in place and time (distance and delay)

Entities Mentioned

king

ally

FAQs

What political lesson about alliances is embedded?

Treat allied support as time-delayed and contingent; build primary capacity that can be rapidly mobilized under direct authority.