Sutra 15

Devanagari script

इति प्रसादककोपकौ व्याख्यातौ ॥ कZ_०९.४.१५ ॥

Transliteration

iti prasādakakopakau vyākhyātau

Translation

Thus the ‘conciliator’ (prasādaka) and the ‘provoker’ (kopaka) have been explained.

Word by Word

• इति: thus; so; in this manner (end of quotation/statement)
• Type: Particle
• Root: इति
• Form: अव्यय; वाक्यसमाप्तिसूचक/उद्धरण-समाप्तिसूचक

• प्रसादक: one who wins/produces favor; conciliator
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रसादक
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-द्विवचन (समुच्चित-द्वन्द्वस्य अङ्गम्)

• कोपक: one who causes anger; provoker
• Type: Noun
• Root: कोपक
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-द्विवचन (समुच्चित-द्वन्द्वस्य अङ्गम्)

• व्याख्यातौ: have been explained/expounded (the two have been explained)
• Type: Verb
• Root: व्याख्या + कृ (कृञ्)
• Form: लिट्/लुङ्-प्रयोगरूपेण कर्मणि/भावे क्त-प्रत्ययान्त-रूपम्; ‘व्याख्यात’ (ppp) प्रथमा-द्विवचन, पुंलिङ्ग (प्रसादक-कोपकौ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्)

Entities Mentioned

• prasādaka
• kopaka

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FAQs

Who are the prasādaka and kopaka in administrative terms?

They represent two operational roles: one secures compliance through appeasement/conciliation, the other compels or destabilizes by provoking anger or conflict.