Sutra 9

Devanagari script

अभ्यन्तरेषु प्रतिजपत्सु सामदाने प्रयुञ्जीत ॥ कZ_०९.५.०९ ॥

Transliteration

abhyantareṣu pratijapatsu sāmadāne prayuñjīta

Translation

Against insiders who are engaging in counter-instigation, he should employ conciliation and inducements (sāma and dāna).

Word by Word

• अभ्यन्तरेषु: in internal (matters/places); among insiders
• Type: Noun/Adjective
• Root: अभ्यन्तर
• Form: सप्तमी बहुवचनम् (locative plural), पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग; विशेषणरूपेण

• प्रतिजपत्सु: among those who are reciting/uttering pledges (professions of loyalty)
• Type: Participle (Verbal adjective)
• Root: प्रति-√जप्
• Form: वर्तमानकृदन्तः (शतृ/शानच्-प्रत्ययान्त), सप्तमी बहुवचनम्; पुंलिङ्ग; ‘प्रति’ उपसर्गयुक्त √जप्

• साम: conciliation; persuasion
• Type: Noun
• Root: सामन्
• Form: द्वितीया एकवचनम् (accusative singular), नपुंसकलिङ्ग; दण्डनीतौ ‘साम’ उपायद्रव्य

• दाने: gifts; inducements
• Type: Noun
• Root: दान
• Form: द्वितीया एकवचनम् (accusative singular), नपुंसकलिङ्ग; दण्डनीतौ ‘दान’ उपायद्रव्य

• प्रयुञ्जीत: should employ/apply
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-√युज्
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुषः एकवचनम्; लट्-आदेशे विध्यर्थः; ‘he should employ/apply’

Entities Mentioned

• abhyantara (insider)

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FAQs

Why prefer sāma and dāna for insiders?

Insiders are embedded in administration and society; co-option preserves institutional continuity and reduces backlash.

What is 'pratijapatsu' in operational terms?

Actors responding to subornation with their own instigation—factional maneuvering within the polity.