Abhiyasyatkarma Adhyaya 6 Sutra 29 - Arthashastra | German | Vedapath

Kautilya

Sutra 29

Devanagari script

बहुलीभूते शासनमभित्यक्तेन प्रेषयेत् एतत्ते पण्यं पण्यागारं वा मया ते प्रेषितं सामवायिकेषु विक्रमस्व अपगच्छ वा ततः पणशेषमवाप्स्यसि इति ॥ कZ_०९.६.२९ ॥

Transliteration

bahulībhūte śāsanam abhityaktena preṣayet etat te paṇyaṃ paṇyāgāraṃ vā mayā te preṣitaṃ sāmavāyikeṣu vikramasva apagaccha vā tataḥ paṇaśeṣam avāpsyasi iti

Translation

Wenn die Lage hinreichend aufgebaut ist, soll er über einen verleugneten/abstreitbaren Mittelsmann (abhityakta) eine Anweisung senden: „Diese Ware — oder dieses Lagerhaus — ist dir von mir übergeben worden. Setze deinen Anspruch unter der Zunft/dem Kollektiv (sāmavāyika) durch; oder zieh dich zurück, dann erhältst du den restlichen Betrag.“

Word by Word

बहुलीभूतेwhen (it has) become abundant / when there is plenty

शासनम्an order; an instruction

अभित्यक्तेनby one who has abandoned/renounced; by a deserter

प्रेषयेत्he should send / dispatch

एतत्this

तेof you; your

पण्यम्merchandise; goods for sale

पण्यागारम्a warehouse (storehouse) of goods

वाor

मयाby me

तेto you; for you

प्रेषितम्sent; dispatched

सामवायिकेषुamong the associates / members of a joint body (guild, collective)

विक्रमस्वact with initiative; exert yourself

अपगच्छgo away; depart

वाor

ततःfrom there; then; thereafter

पणशेषम्the remaining payment; balance due

अवाप्स्यसिyou will obtain; you will receive

इतिthus (quoting)

Entities Mentioned

abhityakta (deniable intermediary)

sāmavāyika (guild/collective)

merchant/claimant (implicit)

FAQs

Why use an ‘abhityakta’ intermediary?

To preserve deniability and reduce blowback; if exposed, the sponsor can disown the messenger.

What is the choice architecture offered to the target?

Escalate within the guild to seize/secure advantage, or exit quietly for a partial payout—both outcomes serve the operator’s control.