Sutra 7

Devanagari script

शस्त्रेण रसेन वा विक्रान्तं तत्रैव घातयेद्भ्रातृघातकोऽयमिति ॥ कZ_०५.१.०७ ॥

Transliteration

śastreṇa rasena vā vikrāntaṃ tatraiva ghātayed bhrātṛghātako 'yam iti

Translation

Once he has been induced to overstep, he should be killed on the spot—by weapon or by poison—while proclaiming, “This is a fratricide.”

Word by Word

• शस्त्रेण: with a weapon
• Type: Noun
• Root: शस्त्र
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; तृतीया-एकवचन; करण (instrumental)

• रसेन: with poison
• Type: Noun
• Root: रस
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; तृतीया-एकवचन; करण (instrumental)

• वा: or
• Type: Particle
• Root: वा
• Form: विकल्पार्थक अव्यय (disjunctive)

• विक्रान्तम्: having come/advanced (there), i.e., once he has entered
• Type: Participle (Verbal adjective)
• Root: वि-क्रम्
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त); नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-एकवचन; कर्म (object); अर्थः—‘अतिक्रान्त/अतिगतम्’ (having crossed/entered)

• तत्र: there
• Type: Adverb
• Root: तत्र
• Form: देशवाचक अव्यय

• एव: indeed; right there
• Type: Particle
• Root: एव
• Form: अवधारणार्थक अव्यय (emphatic/limiting)

• घातयेत्: he should have (him) killed
• Type: Verb
• Root: घातय् (णिजन्त from √हन्/घात)
• Form: लोट्/विधिलिङ् (optative) परस्मैपद; प्रथमपुरुष-एकवचन; णिजन्त (causative); अर्थः—‘घातं कारयेत्’

• भ्रातृघातकः: a brother-killer (fratricide)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भ्रातृ + घातक
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-एकवचन; विशेषण/संज्ञा—‘भ्रातुः घातकः’

• अयम्: this (man)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम्
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-एकवचन; संकेतार्थ (deictic)

• इति: thus; saying
• Type: Quotative particle
• Root: इति
• Form: उक्त्यन्त/वाक्यसमाप्तिसूचक अव्यय

Entities Mentioned

• king/agents (implied)
• target
• weapon
• poison
• public accusation

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FAQs

What is the function of the shouted accusation?

It supplies an immediate public justification, redirecting scrutiny from state action to the target’s alleged crime.

Why specify weapon or poison?

It indicates operational flexibility: overt force or covert means depending on opportunity and deniability needs.