Sutra 7

Devanagari script

तच्चेन्मण्डलमनुगृह्णीयात्मध्यमावग्रहेणात्मानमुपबृंहयेत् ॥ कZ_०७.१८.०७ ॥

Transliteration

tac cen maṇḍalam anugṛhṇīyāt ātma-madhyamāvagraheṇātmānam upabṛṃhayet

Translation

若诸王之圈予以支持，则应当以与中间国对峙的姿态自处，从而壮大自身力量。

Word by Word

• तत्: that (situation/that being so)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: sarvanāma-prātipadika; napuṃsaka; prathamā/ dvitīyā ekavacana; deictic ‘that’

• चेत्: if
• Type: Particle
• Root: चेत्
• Form: conditional particle

• मण्डलम्: the (circle of states) mandala
• Type: Noun
• Root: मण्डल
• Form: napuṃsaka; prathamā/ dvitīyā ekavacana

• अनुगृह्णीयात्: should favor / should show support to
• Type: Verb
• Root: अनु√ग्रह्
• Form: vidhiliṅ (optative); parasmaipada; prathama-puruṣa; ekavacana; present-system

• आत्म-ध्यम-अवग्रहेण: by self-moderation and restraint (keeping oneself in the middle)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आत्मन् + ध्यम + अवग्रह
• Form: instrumental ekavacana; compound used adverbially (‘by/with …’); अवग्रह = restraint/holding back; आत्मध्यम = self-middling/keeping oneself in the middle (moderation)

• आत्मानम्: oneself
• Type: Noun
• Root: आत्मन्
• Form: puṃliṅga; dvitīyā ekavacana; reflexive sense ‘oneself’

• उपबृंहयेत्: should strengthen / build up
• Type: Verb
• Root: उप√बृंह्
• Form: vidhiliṅ (optative); parasmaipada; prathama-puruṣa; ekavacana; causative/intensive sense ‘to strengthen, build up’

Entities Mentioned

• maṇḍala
• madhyama

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FAQs

What is the administrative intent behind ‘strengthen oneself’ here?

Convert diplomatic alignment into material advantage—troops, funds, bases, or legitimacy—while maintaining a posture of resisting the Madhyama.