Sutra 33
Devanagari script
ततः सत्त्रिणः परेषु ग्राहयेयुः एतत्पण्यमरिप्रदत्तमिति ॥ कZ_०९.६.३३ ॥
Transliteration
tataḥ sattriṇaḥ pareṣu grāhayeyuḥ etatpaṇyam aripradattam iti
Translation
Thereafter, the state’s covert agents should get them arrested among the outsiders (i.e., in the enemy’s sphere) on the charge: “This merchandise was supplied by the enemy.”
Word by Word
ततःthen; thereafter
ततः:
TypePronoun/Adverb
Rootतद्
Formablative singular (used adverbially: 'thereupon/then')
सत्त्रिणःthe sattriṇs (decoy/undercover agents)
सत्त्रिणः:
TypeNoun
Rootसत्त्रिन्
Formmasculine nominative plural
परेषुamong others; in the enemy’s/others’ (circle)
परेषु:
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Rootपर
Formmasculine/neuter locative plural; 'in/among others (i.e., outsiders/enemies)'
ग्राहयेयुःshould cause (them) to take/accept; should get (them) to receive
ग्राहयेयुः:
TypeVerb (causative)
Rootग्रह्
Formcausative (णिच्) of √ग्रह्; optative/vidhi-liṅ, parasmaipada, 3rd person plural
एतत्this
एतत्:
TypePronoun/Determiner
Rootएतद्
Formneuter accusative singular; deictic 'this'
पण्यम्merchandise; goods
पण्यम्:
TypeNoun
Rootपण्य
Formneuter accusative singular
अरि-प्रदत्तम्given by the enemy
अरि-प्रदत्तम्:
TypeParticiple (verbal adjective)
Rootप्र-दा
Formneuter accusative singular; past passive participle of √दा with उपसर्ग प्र-; compound: अरि (enemy) + प्रदत्त (given)
इतिthus; saying ‘…’
इति:
TypeParticle/Quotative
Rootइति
Formindeclinable; marks reported speech/label
Entities Mentioned
S
sattriṇaḥ (covert agents)A
ari (enemy)P
paṇya (goods/merchandise)FAQs
Use a commercially plausible allegation (“enemy-supplied goods”) to trigger detention inside the adversary’s space, enabling disruption without open attribution.
It provides a credible legal/market rationale for seizure while masking political intent and preserving deniability.