Abhiyasyatkarma Adhyaya 5 Sutra 4 - Arthashastra | Bengali | Vedapath

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Sutra 4

Devanagari script

यत्र बाह्या अभ्यन्तरानुपजपन्ति अभ्यन्तरा वा बाह्यान्तत्रोभययोगे प्रतिजपतः सिद्धिर्विशेषवती ॥ कZ_०९.५.०४ ॥

Transliteration

yatra bāhyā abhyantarān upajapanti abhyantarā vā bāhyān tatra ubhaya-yoge pratijapataḥ siddhir viśeṣavatī.

Translation

যেখানে বাহ্য (এজেন্টরা) অভ্যন্তরীণ (উপাদানকে) উপজাপা করে, অথবা অভ্যন্তরীণ (এজেন্টরা) বাহ্যকে—সেখানে উভয় (অভ্যন্তরীণ ও বাহ্য) প্রতিজাপা একসঙ্গে প্রয়োগ করলে প্রতিরোধে সাফল্য বিশেষভাবে নিশ্চিত হয়।

Word by Word

यत्रwhere; in the situation in which

बाह्याःexternal (persons/agents)

अभ्यन्तरान्internal (persons/agents)

उपजपन्तिthey secretly influence / suborn

अभ्यन्तराःinternal (persons/agents)

वाor

बाह्यान्external (persons/agents)

तत्रthere; in that case

उभययोगेwhen there is a combination of both (sides)

प्रतिजपतःof the one who counter-persuades

सिद्धिःsuccess; accomplishment

विशेषवतीdistinguished; especially effective

Entities Mentioned

external actors

internal actors

subversion (upajapa)

FAQs

What is the strategic insight of 'ubhaya-yoga' (combining both)?

Cross-domain threats require cross-domain response: domestic security and foreign operations must be synchronized to break the linkage between internal collaborators and external sponsors.