Sutra 10
Devanagari script
स्ववर्गानुकर्षिणो ह्येतावता भवन्ति ॥ कZ_०५.३.१० ॥
Transliteration
svavargānukarṣiṇo hy etāvatā bhavanti
Translation
在这一层级，他们便能带动并牵引本族群体（朝国王所指的方向）同行。
Word by Word
स्ववर्गानुकर्षिणःthose who attract (to themselves) their own group/faction
स्ववर्गानुकर्षिणः:
TypeAdjective (Participle)
Rootअनु√कृष्
Formप्रथमा-बहुवचनम्, पुंलिङ्गम्; वर्तमानकृदन्त (शतृ) ‘अनुकर्षिन्’ → ‘अनुकर्षिणः’; समासः: स्वस्य वर्गस्य अनुकर्षिणः = ‘who draw/attract their own group’
हिindeed; for
हि:
TypeParticle
Rootहि
Formनिपातः; हेत्वर्थे/निश्चयार्थे ‘indeed/for’
एतावताby this much; to this extent; with this (measure)
एतावता:
TypePronoun/Quantifier
Rootएतावत्
Formतृतीया-एकवचनम्, नपुंसकलिङ्गम् (प्रमाण/परिमाणवाचक); ‘by this much/with this extent’
भवन्तिthey become; they are (come to be)
भवन्ति:
TypeVerb
Root√भू
Formलट्-लकारः, प्रथमपुरुषः, बहुवचनम्, परस्मैपदम्
FAQs
A broker/connector who can mobilize a constituency; the state buys not just the person’s service but their network influence.