Sutra 14
Devanagari script
तस्मादुद्यतेष्वपि शस्त्रेषु यथोक्तं वक्तारो दूताः ॥ कZ_०१.१६.१४ ॥
Transliteration
tasmād udyateṣv api śastreṣu yathoktaṃ vaktāro dūtāḥ
Translation
Daher sollen Gesandte selbst dann, wenn die Waffen erhoben sind, die Botschaft genau so überbringen, wie es ihnen aufgetragen wurde.
Word by Word
तस्मात्therefore; from that (reason)
तस्मात्:
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
Formसर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक; पञ्चमी एकवचन; नपुंसकलिङ्ग (ablative singular of tad)
उद्यतेषुwhen (they are) raised/brandished
उद्यतेषु:
TypeParticiple (Verbal adjective)
Rootउद्-यम् (यम्)
Formकृदन्त (क्त); ‘उद्यत’ = raised/brandished; सप्तमी बहुवचन; पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग (locative plural, agreeing with शस्त्रेषु)
अपिeven; also
अपि:
TypeParticle
Rootअपि
Formनिपात (indeclinable)
शस्त्रेषुin weapons; when weapons are (drawn)
शस्त्रेषु:
TypeNoun
Rootशस्त्र
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग; सप्तमी बहुवचन (locative plural)
यथा-उक्तम्as stated (earlier); according to what has been said
यथा-उक्तम्:
TypeAdverbial compound (indeclinable use)
Rootयथा + वच्
Form‘यथोक्तम्’ = as stated; accusative singular neuter form used adverbially
वक्तारःspeakers; spokesmen
वक्तारः:
TypeNoun (agent noun)
Rootवक्तृ (from वच्)
Formपुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा बहुवचन
दूताःenvoys; messengers
दूताः:
TypeNoun
Rootदूत
Formपुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा बहुवचन; apposition to वक्तारः
Entities Mentioned
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dūta (envoy)FAQs
Even in active hostilities, the envoy’s function is protected so they can transmit the ruler’s message verbatim.
Message fidelity: speaking exactly what was instructed (yathoktam).