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Kautilya's Arthashastra 6.2.21

Kauṭilīya Arthaśāstra 6.2.21

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Sanskrit

6.2.21

arivijigīṣvor bhūmyanantaraḥ saṃhatāsaṃhatayor anugrahasamartho nigrahe cāsaṃhatayor madhyamaḥ //

The king who occupies a territory close to both the conqueror and his immediate enemy in front and who is capable of helping both the kings, whether united or disunited, or of resisting either of them individually is termed a Madhyama (mediatory) king.

R. Shamasastry 1915, Kautilya's Arthaśāstra

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