Sutra 45

Devanagari script

इतरेषु मैत्रीं ब्रुवाणाः त्वमेतेषां घातयितव्यः इत्युपजपेयुः ॥ कZ_०९.६.४५ ॥

Transliteration

itareṣu maitrīṃ bruvāṇāḥ tvam eteṣāṃ ghātayitavyaḥ ity upajapeyuḥ

Translation

Approaching the others with professions of friendship, they should whisper: “You are the one whom these people intend to kill.”

Word by Word

• इतरेषु: among the others / in the case of the others
• Type: Pronoun/Adjective
• Root: इतर
• Form: पुं/नपुं; सप्तमी-बहुवचन (स्थाने/विषये)

• मैत्रीम्: friendship; amity (conciliation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मैत्री
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-एकवचन

• ब्रुवाणाः: saying; professing
• Type: Verb (Participle)
• Root: ब्रू
• Form: वर्तमान-कृदन्त; शतृ-प्रत्यय (परस्मैपदी); प्रथमा-बहुवचन; पुंलिङ्ग

• त्वम्: you
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद्
• Form: प्रथमा-एकवचन

• एतेषाम्: of these (persons)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: एतद्
• Form: षष्ठी-बहुवचन

• घातयितव्यः: must be made to be killed; should be slain (by causing killing)
• Type: Verbal adjective (Gerundive)
• Root: घातय् (causative of हन्)
• Form: तव्यत्-प्रत्यय (कर्तव्यता/आवश्यकता); प्रथमा-एकवचन; पुंलिङ्ग; कर्मणि-भाव (to be caused to be slain)

• इति: thus
• Type: Particle/Quotative
• Root: इति
• Form: उद्धरण-निपात

• उपजपेयुः: they should whisper/insinuate (secretly); they would instigate
• Type: Verb
• Root: उपजप्
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative); परस्मैपद; प्रथम-पुरुष; बहुवचन

Entities Mentioned

• rival factions within enemy

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FAQs

What is the method of influence used here?

A friendly posture is used as cover for a whisper-campaign that induces fear and distrust.