Sutra 68

Devanagari script

तमितरेषामुभयवेतनाः संक्रामयेयुः अयं वो राजा दुष्टः इति ॥ कZ_०९.६.६८ ॥

Transliteration

tam itareṣām ubhayavetanāḥ saṃkrāmayeyuḥ ayaṃ vo rājā duṣṭaḥ iti

Translation

Double-salaried agents should transfer him over to the other side(s), saying: 'This king of yours is wicked.'

Word by Word

• तम्: him (that one)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: सर्वनाम; एकवचन; द्वितीया; पुल्लिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग (सन्दर्भे राजानम् उद्दिश्य)

• इतरेषाम्: of the others
• Type: Adjective (used substantively)
• Root: इतर
• Form: षष्ठी बहुवचन; पुल्लिङ्ग (अन्येषाम्)

• उभय-वेतनाः: those who draw pay from both sides (double-paid men)
• Type: Noun (compound)
• Root: उभय + वेतन
• Form: प्रथमा बहुवचन; पुल्लिङ्ग; ‘उभयम् वेतनम् येषाम्’ इति (द्विवेतनभाजः)

• संक्रामयेयुः: should cause (them) to defect / should transfer (them) over
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + क्रम् (णिच्)
• Form: लिङ् (विधिलिङ्); परस्मैपदम्; तृतीया पुरुष; बहुवचन; णिच्-प्रयोगः (causative): ‘cause to go over/transfer’

• अयम्: this (man)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम्
• Form: सर्वनाम; एकवचन; प्रथमा; पुल्लिङ्ग

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

• राजा: king
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन्
• Form: प्रथमा एकवचन; पुल्लिङ्ग

• दुष्टः: wicked, corrupt
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दुष्ट
• Form: प्रथमा एकवचन; पुल्लिङ्ग; विशेषणम् (राज्ञः)

• इति: thus (saying)
• Type: Particle/Quotative
• Root: इति
• Form: अव्यय; वाक्य-समाप्ति/उद्धरण-चिह्न

Entities Mentioned

• ubhayavetana (double-paid agent)
• rājā (king)

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FAQs

Who are ubhayavetanāḥ and why are they useful here?

They are agents paid by both sides; their perceived insider status enables credible persuasion, facilitating defections and weakening loyalty by attacking the ruler’s legitimacy.