Sutra 11

Devanagari script

बाह्यतो लुब्धकश्वगणिनः सतूर्याग्नयः गूढाश्चारक्षाः ॥ कZ_१०.१.११ ॥

Transliteration

bāhyato lubdhakaśvagaṇinaḥ satūryāgnayaḥ gūḍhāścārakṣāḥ

Translation

Außen sollen Jäger und Hundeführer stehen; dazu Signalgeräte und Feuer; sowie verdeckte Agenten zur Aufklärung und zum Schutz.

Word by Word

• बाह्यतः: from outside; externally
• Type: Adverb
• Root: बाह्य
• Form: अव्यय; तसिल्-प्रत्यय (ततः-आदि); अर्थे ‘बाह्यदिशि/बाह्यतः’

• लुब्धक: hunters
• Type: Noun
• Root: लुब्धक
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा बहुवचन (सम्बद्धः ‘गणिनः’ इत्यनेन समुच्चयः)

• श्व: dogs
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्वन्
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा बहुवचन (सम्बद्धः ‘गणिनः’ इत्यनेन)

• गणिनः: banded groups / troop-men
• Type: Noun
• Root: गणिन्
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा बहुवचन; ‘गण’/दल-नेता/गण-सम्बद्धाः

• सतूर्य: accompanied by musical instruments
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स + तूर्य
• Form: बहुव्रीहिवत् विशेषण-प्रयोगः; प्रथमा बहुवचन; ‘तूर्ययुक्ताः’

• अग्नयः: fires
• Type: Noun
• Root: अग्नि
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा बहुवचन

• गूढाः: hidden; concealed
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गूढ
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा बहुवचन; ‘गुप्त/प्रच्छन्न’

• चार-रक्षाः: protections/guards for spies; spy-guards
• Type: Noun
• Root: चार + रक्षा
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा बहुवचन; ‘चार’ = गुप्तचर; ‘रक्षा’ = रक्षण-व्यवस्था/रक्षकदल

Entities Mentioned

• hunters
• dog-handlers
• signal instruments
• signal fires
• covert agents (gūḍha-cāra)

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FAQs

What is the administrative intent of combining hunters/dogs with covert agents?

It fuses terrain-tracking capability with human intelligence—improving detection of infiltrators, scouts, and ambush signs while keeping attribution deniable.