Sutra 28

Devanagari script

परस्पराद्वा भेदयेदेनानसौ चासौ च वो राजन्येवमुपजपति इति भेदः ॥ कZ_०९.५.२८ ॥

Transliteration

parasparād vā bhedayed enān asau cāsau ca vo rājann evam upajapati iti bhedaḥ

Translation

Or he should split them from one another by insinuating: “So-and-so and so-and-so, sir, speak about you to the king in this manner.” This is ‘bheda’ (creating division).

Word by Word

• परस्परात्: from one another; mutually (as a source of division)
• Type: Noun/Pronoun (reciprocal)
• Root: परस्पर
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग; पञ्चमी एकवचन (ablative singular); ‘from one another / from each other’

• वा: or
• Type: Particle
• Root: वा
• Form: विकल्पार्थक अव्यय (disjunctive)

• भेदयेत्: he should cause to split; he should sow dissension
• Type: Verb
• Root: भिद् (भेदयति)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative); परस्मैपद; प्रथमपुरुष एकवचन; causative (णिच्) of √भिद्

• एनान्: these (persons) / them
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम् (एतद्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया बहुवचन (accusative plural)

• असौ: that man (over there)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: असौ (दूरवाचक सर्वनाम)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा एकवचन (nominative singular)

• च: and
• Type: Particle
• Root: च
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक अव्यय

• असौ: that man (over there)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: असौ
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा एकवचन

• च: and
• Type: Particle
• Root: च
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक अव्यय

• वः: of you (plural)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद्
• Form: षष्ठी/चतुर्थी बहुवचन (genitive/dative plural) enclitic; here best as genitive ‘of you’

• राजन्: O king
• Type: Noun (address)
• Root: राजन्
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; सम्बोधन एकवचन (vocative singular)

• एवम्: thus; in this manner
• Type: Adverb
• Root: एवम्
• Form: प्रकारवाचक अव्यय

• उपजपति: he whispers/insinuates; he repeats to (someone)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जप् (उप-√जप्)
• Form: लट् (present indicative); परस्मैपद; प्रथमपुरुष एकवचन; उपसर्ग: उप-

• इति: thus; ‘saying so’
• Type: Quotative particle
• Root: इति
• Form: उद्धरण/वाक्यसमाप्त्यर्थक अव्यय

• भेदः: dissension; division (as a stratagem)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भेद
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा एकवचन (nominative singular)

Entities Mentioned

• king
• factions/targets (implied)

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FAQs

What is bheda operationally in this sutra?

A deliberate wedge strategy: attribute hostile talk to specific members so mutual trust erodes and collective action becomes harder.

What is the administrative risk of bheda?

If overused, it can normalize distrust and destabilize governance networks; it must be targeted and intelligence-backed.