Sutra 10

Devanagari script

तं भिक्ष्क्यः संस्थास्वप्रयेयुः ॥ कZ_०१.१२.१० ॥

Transliteration

taṃ bhikṣkyaḥ saṃsthāsu prayeyuḥ

Translation

Diese Nachrichtengewinnung soll durch bettelnde Frauen (bhikṣkyāḥ) in die Stationen eingebracht werden.

Word by Word

• तम्: him / that (person/thing)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक (तद्); द्वितीया-एकवचन; पुल्लिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग (सन्दर्भानुसार)

• भिक्षक्यः: beggars; (in Arthashastra) agents in the guise of beggars
• Type: Noun
• Root: भिक्षक
• Form: प्रातिपदिक: भिक्षक; प्रथमा-बहुवचन; पुल्लिङ्ग

• संस्थासु: in establishments/places of stay (stations, lodgings)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संस्था
• Form: प्रातिपदिक: संस्था; सप्तमी-बहुवचन; स्त्रीलिङ्ग

• अपि: also; even
• Type: Particle
• Root: अपि
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय/अपेक्षा/अन्वयार्थे

• प्रयेयुः: should go forth / should proceed
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + इ
• Form: धातु: इ (गत्यर्थ); उपसर्ग: प्र-; विधिलिङ् (optative); परस्मैपदम्; प्रथमपुरुष; बहुवचन

Entities Mentioned

• bhikṣkyāḥ
• saṃsthā

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FAQs

Why use mendicants as couriers?

They move routinely across neighborhoods and households, attract little scrutiny, and provide a deniable channel for message movement.