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while the latter is the cause of loss of all that is
gained and all that is yet to accrue. cf.
arthasya mu
gained and all that is yet to accrue. cf.
arthasya mūlam utthānam anarthasya viparyayaḥ

anutthāne dhruvo nāśaḥ prāptasyā nāgatasya ca
prapyate phalam utth
prānpyate phalam utthānāllabhate caārthasam-

padam (AS' I. 19).
 

 
UTSĀHA GUNAS--A King's qualities of prow-

ess or enterprise. Kautilya names them as
ṭilya names them as
follows:
 
S
Śaurya (fearlessness), Amarşa (intolerance for
ṣa (intolerance for
the evil), Śīghrata (promptness in action), Dākṣya

(dexterity in all affairs). (AS' VI. 1).

 
UTSAHASAKTI--A King's power arising out of

martial spirit and physical prowess. See Śakti.
 

 
UDAYA--A profit. (AS' III. 12).
 

 
UDĀSĪNA --(1) One of the Kings forming the circle

of allies and enemies of the Mandala theory.
ṇḍala theory.
(See Manṇḍala).
 

(2) The territory of this King belongs either to

the right or to the left of the Aggressor (Viījigiṣu).
 

(3) He is an indifferent King and stands outside

the circle of the Aggressor, his enemies, and the

intermediate King. He is by far the mightier

King and is in a position to favour the Vijīgişu
ṣu
(Aggressor), the Ari (enemy of the Aggressor) and

the Madhyama (the intermediate King) when

they are engaged in a conflict or even when they

remain in amity or to punish them when they
are engaged in a conflict.
 

are engaged in a conflict.
Cf. ari-vijigisīgiṣu-madhyānāṁ bahiḥ prakṛtibhyo

balavattaraḥ saṁhatāsaṁhatanam ari-vijīgişu
 
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