Sutra 29

Devanagari script

कृतप्रतिघातावस्थः सूचको निष्पन्नार्थः षष्ठमंशं लभेत द्वादशमंशं भृतकः ॥ कZ_०२.८.२९ ॥

Transliteration

kṛtapratighātāvasthaḥ sūcako niṣpannārthaḥ ṣaṣṭham aṃśaṃ labheta dvādaśam aṃśaṃ bhṛtakaḥ

Translation

যি সূচকে বাধা/প্ৰতিৰোধ ভাঙি উদ্দেশ্য সফল কৰিছে, সি এক-ষষ্ঠাংশ পাব; আৰু ভৃতক (ভাড়াটে সহায়ক) এক-দ্বাদশাংশ পাব।

Word by Word

• कृतप्रतिघातावस्थः: the informer who is in the stage/assignment of having carried out counter-action (countering/obstructing)
• Type: Noun (adjectival)
• Root: कृ (कृत), प्रति-हन्/घात (प्रतिघात), स्था (अवस्था)
• Form: प्रथमा-एकवचन, पुंलिङ्ग; विशेषणम् (सूचकः इति)

• सूचकः: the informer (spy/informant)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सूच्
• Form: प्रथमा-एकवचन, पुंलिङ्ग

• निष्पन्नार्थः: having successfully accomplished the objective
• Type: Noun (adjectival)
• Root: नि-ष्पद्/निष्पद् (निष्पन्न), अर्थ
• Form: प्रथमा-एकवचन, पुंलिङ्ग; विशेषणम् (सूचकः इति)

• षष्ठम्: sixth
• Type: Numeral (adjectival)
• Root: षष्ठ
• Form: द्वितीया-एकवचन, नपुंसकलिङ्ग; ‘अंशम्’ इति विशेषणम्

• अंशम्: a share/portion
• Type: Noun
• Root: अंश
• Form: द्वितीया-एकवचन, पुंलिङ्ग

• लभेत: should receive / is to obtain
• Type: Verb
• Root: लभ्
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुष-एकवचन

• द्वादशम्: twelfth
• Type: Numeral (adjectival)
• Root: द्वादश
• Form: द्वितीया-एकवचन, नपुंसकलिङ्ग; ‘अंशम्’ (अनुक्तम्) इति विशेषणम्

• अंशम्: a share/portion
• Type: Noun
• Root: अंश
• Form: द्वितीया-एकवचन, पुंलिङ्ग; (अनुवृत्तिः)

• भृतकः: the hired servant/agent
• Type: Noun
• Root: भृतक
• Form: प्रथमा-एकवचन, पुंलिङ्ग; कर्तृ (लभेत इति)

Entities Mentioned

• sūcaka (informer)
• bhṛtaka (hired agent)
• state investigators

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FAQs

Why differentiate informer and hired agent rewards?

The informer supplies actionable intelligence and bears higher personal risk; the hired agent is compensated but is a subordinate instrument.

What does ‘stage of countering resistance’ imply administratively?

Rewards are tied to operational success, not mere allegations—encouraging results-based reporting.