Book 7 · Adhyay 18

madhyamasya-ātmā tṛtīyā pañcamī ca prakṛtī prakṛtayaḥ | 1 |

dvitīyā caturthī ṣaṣṭhī ca vikṛtayaḥ | 2 |

tac ced ubhayaṃ madhyamo 'nugṛhṇīyāt, vijigīṣur madhyama.anulomaḥ syāt | 3 |

na ced anugṛhṇīyāt, prakṛty.anulomaḥ syāt | 4 |

madyamaś ced vijigīṣor mitraṃ mitra.bhāvi lipseta, mitrasya-ātmanaś ca mitrāṇy utthāpya madhyamāc ca mitrāṇi bhedayitvā mitraṃ trāyeta | 5 |

maṇḍalaṃ vā protsāhayet "atipravṛddho 'yaṃ madhyamaḥ sarveṣāṃ no vināśāya-abhyutthitaḥ, sambhūya-asya yātrāṃ vihanāma" iti | 6 |

tac cen maṇḍalam anugṛhṇīyāt, madhyama.avagraheṇa-ātmānam upabṛṃhayet | 7 |

na ced anugṛhṇīyāt, kośa.daṇḍābhyāṃ mitram anugṛhya ye madhyama.dveṣiṇo rājānaḥ paraspara.anugṛhītā vā bahavas tiṣṭheyuḥ, eka.siddhau vā bahavaḥ sidhyeyuḥ, parasparād vā śaṅkitā na-uttiṣṭheran, teṣāṃ pradhānam ekam āsannaṃ vā sāma.dānābhyāṃ labheta | 8 |

dvi.guṇo dvitīyaṃ tri.gunas tṛtīyam | 9 |

evam abhyuccito madhyamam avagṛhṇīyāt | 10 |

deśa.kāla.atipattau vā sandhāya madhyamena mitrasya sācivyaṃ kuryāt, dūṣyeṣu vā karma.sandhim | 11 |

karśanīyaṃ vā-asya mitraṃ madhyamo lipseta, pratistambhayed enaṃ "ahaṃ tvā trāyeya" iti ā karśanāt | 12 |

karśitam enaṃ trāyeta | 13 |

ucchedanīyaṃ vā-asya mitraṃ madhyamo lipseta, karśitam enaṃ trāyeta madhyama.vṛddhi.bhayāt | 14 |

ucchinnaṃ vā bhūmy.anugraheṇa haste kuryād anyatra-apasāra.bhayāt | 15 |

karśanīya.ucchedanīyayoś cen mitrāṇi madhyamasya sācivya.karāṇi syuḥ, puruṣa.antareṇa sandhīyeta | 16 |

vijigīṣor vā tayor mitrāṇy avagraha.samarthāni syuḥ, sandhim upeyāt | 17 |

amitraṃ vā-asya madhyamo lipseta, sandhim upeyāt | 18 |

evaṃ sva.arthaś ca kṛto bhavati madhyamasya priyaṃ ca | 19 |

madhyamaś cet sva.mitraṃ mitra.bhāvi lipseta, puruṣa.antareṇa sandadhyāt | 20 |

sa.apekṣaṃ vā "na-arhasi mitram ucchettum" iti vārayet | 21 |

upekṣeta vā "maṇḍalam asya kupyatu sva.pakṣa.vadhāt" iti | 22 |

amitram ātmano vā madhyamo lipseta, kośa.daṇḍābhyām enam adṛśyamāno 'nugṛhṇīyāt | 23 |

udāsīnaṃ vā madhyamo lipseta, asmai sāhāyyaṃ dadyād "udāsīnād bhidyatām" iti | 24 |

madhyama.udāsīnayor yo maṇḍalasya-abhipretas tam āśrayeta | 25 |

madhyama.caritena-udāsīna.caritaṃ vyākhyātam | 26 |

udāsīnaś cen madhyamaṃ lipseta, yataḥ śatrum atisandadhyān mitrasya-upakāraṃ kuryād udāsīnaṃ vā daṇḍa.upakāriṇaṃ labheta tataḥ pariṇameta | 27 |

evam upabṛhya-ātmānam ari.prakṛtiṃ karśayen mitra.prakṛtiṃ ca-upagṛhṇīyāt | 28 |

saty apy amitra.bhāve tasya-anātmavān nitya.apakārī śatruḥ śatru.saṃhitaḥ pārṣṇi.grāho vā vyasanī yātavyo vyasane vā netur abhiyoktā ity ari.bhāvinaḥ, eka.artha.abhiprayātaḥ pṛthag.artha.abhiprayātaḥ sambhūya.yātrikaḥ saṃhita.prayāṇikaḥ sva.artha.abhiprayātaḥ sāmutthāyikaḥ kośa.daṇḍayor anyatarasya kretā vikretā vā dvaidhī.bhāvika iti mitra.bhāvinaḥ, -

sāmanto balavataḥ pratighāto 'ntardhiḥ prativeśo vā balavataḥ pārṣṇi.grāho vā svayam upanataḥ pratāpa.upanato vā daṇḍa.upanata iti bhṛtya.bhāvinaḥ sāmantāḥ | 29 |

tair bhūmy.eka.antarā vyākhyātāḥ | 30 |