Sutra 7
Devanagari script
कृच्छ्रोपजापा हि बाह्यानामभ्यन्तरास्तेषामितरे वा ॥ कZ_०९.५.०७ ॥
Transliteration
kṛcchropajāpā hi bāhyānām abhyantarās teṣām itare vā
Translation
বহিরাগতদের প্ররোচিত/ফুসলানো কঠিন—এ কাজ তাদেরই অন্তর্লোকদের দ্বারা, নতুবা উপযুক্ত অন্যদের দ্বারা করানো উচিত।
Word by Word
कृच्छ्र-उपजापाःdifficult/harsh secret inducements (covert instigations)
कृच्छ्र-उपजापाः:
TypeNoun (compound)
Rootउपजाप (noun-stem); कृच्छ्र (adj-stem)
Formप्रथमा-बहुवचनम्, पुंलिङ्गः (उपजाप-शब्दः); कृच्छ्र-विशेषणपूर्वपदः
हिindeed / for
हि:
TypeParticle
Rootहि
Formनिपातः (हेतौ/निश्चये)
बाह्यानाम्of outsiders / of external parties
बाह्यानाम्:
TypeNoun/Adjective used substantively
Rootबाह्य
Formषष्ठी-बहुवचनम्, पुंलिङ्गः (बाह्य-जनाः/बाह्याः)
अभ्यन्तराःinsiders / internal (agents)
अभ्यन्तराः:
TypeNoun/Adjective used substantively
Rootअभ्यन्तर
Formप्रथमा-बहुवचनम्, पुंलिङ्गः (अभ्यन्तर-जनाः)
तेषाम्of them
तेषाम्:
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
Formषष्ठी-बहुवचनम्
इतरेothers / alternatively, the other (ones)
इतरे:
TypePronoun/Adjective used substantively
Rootइतर
Formप्रथमा-बहुवचनम्, पुंलिङ्गः
वाor
वा:
TypeParticle
Rootवा
Formविकल्पार्थक-निपातः
Entities Mentioned
B
bāhyāḥ (outsiders)A
abhyantarāḥ (insiders)FAQs
Access, trust, and cultural/political distance make recruitment harder; insiders have credibility and proximity.
Non-insiders who still have leverage—e.g., intermediaries, allied agents, or those with shared interests/resources enabling contact.