Sutra 14

Devanagari script

दिवायामं च कारयेदपसर्पज्ञानार्थम् ॥ कZ_१०.१.१४ ॥

Transliteration

divāyāmaṃ ca kārayed apasarpajñānārtham

Translation

Er sollte auch tagsüber Übungen anordnen, um Desertion/Nachzügler zu erkennen und diejenigen zu identifizieren, die sich davonschleichen.

Word by Word

• दिवा: by day; in the daytime
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिव्
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचन; अव्ययीभावप्राय-प्रयोगः ‘दिवा’ = ‘दिवसकाले’

• आयामम्: (a) stretching/extension (as a measure/penal procedure) in the daytime
• Type: Noun
• Root: आ-यम्
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया एकवचन; ‘आयाम’ = विस्तार/दीर्घता; दण्ड/यन्त्रादेः ‘stretching/extension’ अर्थे

• च: and; also
• Type: Particle
• Root: च
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय

• कारयेत्: should cause (it) to be done; should have (him) made to do
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (णिच्)
• Form: लोट्/विधिलिङ् (आज्ञार्थ/विध्यर्थ); परस्मैपदम्; प्रथमपुरुष एकवचन; णिच्-प्रयोगः (causative) ‘to cause to be done’

• अपसर्प-ज्ञान-अर्थम्: for the purpose of identifying/knowing the spy (secret agent)
• Type: Noun (compound used adverbially)
• Root: अर्थ
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया एकवचन; ‘…अर्थम्’ = ‘for the purpose of …’; ‘अपसर्पज्ञान’ = अपसर्पस्य ज्ञानम्

Entities Mentioned

• troops/soldiers

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FAQs

Why does Kautilya link daytime drill with desertion control?

Regular drill creates accountability and visibility of personnel, making absences and slipping-away easier to detect early.