Sutra 1

Devanagari script

षाड्गुण्यस्य प्रकृतिमण्डलं योनिः ॥ कZ_०७.१.०१ ॥

Transliteration

ṣāḍguṇyasya prakṛtimaṇḍalaṃ yoniḥ

Translation

ریاستوں کا حلقہ (پرکرتی منڈل) ہی شادگُنیہ—چھ رُخی خارجہ پالیسی—کا سرچشمہ ہے۔

Word by Word

• षाड्गुण्यस्य: of the sixfold policy (ṣāḍguṇya)
• Type: Noun
• Root: षाड्गुण्य
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; एकवचन; षष्ठी-विभक्ति (सम्बन्ध/अधिकारार्थे)

• प्रकृतिमण्डलम्: the circle/aggregate of the state’s constituents (prakṛti-maṇḍala)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मण्डल
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; एकवचन; प्रथमा-विभक्ति; समासः—प्रकृतीनां मण्डलम्

• योनिः: is the source/basis
• Type: Noun
• Root: योनि
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; एकवचन; प्रथमा-विभक्ति

Entities Mentioned

• ṣāḍguṇya
• prakṛtimaṇḍala

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FAQs

What does it mean that the mandala is the 'yoni' of ṣāḍguṇya?

The six policy options are not abstract moral choices; they arise from the ruler’s position within a structured geopolitical field of neighbors, allies, and rivals.