Sutra 13

Devanagari script

सत्त्रिणो मित्रव्यञ्जना वा बाह्यानां चारमेषां ब्रूयुः अयं वो राजा दूष्यव्यञ्जनैरतिसंधातुकामः बुध्यध्वमिति ॥ कZ_०९.५.१३ ॥

Transliteration

sattriṇo mitravyañjanā vā bāhyānāṃ cārameṣāṃ brūyuḥ ayaṃ vo rājā dūṣyavyañjanair atisaṃdhātukāmaḥ budhyadhvam iti

Translation

Ascetics/boarders (sattriṇaḥ) or agents posing as friends should tell the spies of the outsiders: ‘This king of yours is eager to entrap you through compromising pretexts—be alert.’

Word by Word

• सत्त्रिणः: the satrins (a class of secret agents/retainers)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सत्त्रिन्
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-बहुवचन; कर्तृपद

• मित्र-व्यञ्जनाः: those disguised as friends
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्यञ्जन
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-बहुवचन; विशेषणरूपेण ‘सत्त्रिणः’ इत्यस्य

• वा: or
• Type: Particle
• Root: वा
• Form: विकल्पार्थक-अव्यय

• बाह्यानाम्: of the outsiders (external persons)
• Type: Adjective (used substantively)
• Root: बाह्य
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग; षष्ठी-बहुवचन; ‘चारमेषाम्’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• चारम्: to the spy/agent
• Type: Noun
• Root: चार
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-एकवचन; कर्मपद (ब्रूयुः इत्यस्य)

• एषाम्: of these
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: एतद्
• Form: षष्ठी-बहुवचन; ‘बाह्यानाम्’ इत्यस्य सह सम्बन्धः

• ब्रूयुः: they should say / let them tell
• Type: Verb
• Root: ब्रू
• Form: लोट् (आज्ञार्थे/विधिलिङ्गार्थे प्रयोगः); परस्मैपदम्; प्रथमपुरुष-बहुवचन

• अयम्: this
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम्
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-एकवचन

• वः: your
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद्
• Form: षष्ठी-बहुवचन (एन्क्लिटिक); सम्बोधनसम्बन्धे ‘your’

• राजा: king
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन्
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-एकवचन; कर्तृपद

• दूष्य-व्यञ्जनैः: by means of incriminating ‘indications’/tokens
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्यञ्जन
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; तृतीया-बहुवचन; करणपद

• अति-संधातु-कामः: desirous of making an excessive/overreaching alliance (seeking to ‘patch up’ too much)
• Type: Adjective (nominal)
• Root: काम
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-एकवचन; ‘राजा’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्; उपपद-समासः (अति + संधातु + काम)

• बुध्यध्वम्: understand / take note
• Type: Verb
• Root: बुध्
• Form: लोट्; आत्मनेपदम्; मध्यमपुरुष-बहुवचन

• इति: thus
• Type: Particle
• Root: इति
• Form: उद्धरण-समाप्त्यर्थक-अव्यय

Entities Mentioned

• sattriṇaḥ (ascetic/boarder cover)
• mitravyañjanāḥ (false friends)
• cāra (spies)
• rājā (king)

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FAQs

What is the intent of telling outsiders that their king will entrap them?

To seed distrust and hesitation inside the adversary’s intelligence network, reducing their operational effectiveness and loyalty.

Who are 'mitravyañjanāḥ'?

Operatives who present themselves as friendly contacts to deliver tailored misinformation or warnings.