Sutra 73
Devanagari script
घातयेत्परमिश्रायां विश्वासेनामिषेण च ॥ कZ_०९.६.७३च्द् ॥
Transliteration
ghātayet paramiśrāyāṃ viśvāsenāmiṣeṇa ca
Translation
He should have (the target) killed in a mixed/neutral setting, using trust and bait as the means.
Word by Word
घातयेत्should cause to be killed / should have (him) killed
घातयेत्:
TypeVerb
Rootहन् (घातयति)
Formलोट्/विधिलिङ्-समर्थः आदेशार्थकः; परस्मैपदम्; 3 पुरुषः; एकवचनम्; णिच् (causative) प्रयोगः—‘घातयेत्’ = ‘मारयेत्/वधं कारयेत्’
परमिश्रायाम्in a highly tempting/baited situation
परमिश्रायाम्:
TypeNoun/Adjective (used substantively)
Rootपरमिश्र (प्रातिपदिकम्)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्गे सप्तमी एकवचनम्; ‘परमिश्रा’ इति (स्त्री.)—अधिक-आमिषयुक्ता/परम-आमिष-युक्ता (लाभलोभन-प्रधान) इत्यर्थे; अधिकरणे (locative)
विश्वासेनby (means of) trust / by gaining confidence
विश्वासेन:
TypeNoun
Rootवि√श्वस् (विश्वास)
Formपुंलिङ्गे तृतीया एकवचनम्; करणम्/हेतुः
आमिषेणby bait/temptation (a lure, inducement)
आमिषेण:
TypeNoun
Rootआमिष
Formनपुंसकलिङ्गे तृतीया एकवचनम्; करणम्; ‘आमिष’ = प्रलोभनम्/लाभ-लोभनम्
चand
च:
TypeParticle
Rootच
Formसमुच्चयार्थक-अव्ययम्
Entities Mentioned
T
target (implicit)O
operative (implicit)FAQs
Trust lowers the target’s defenses; bait draws the target into controllable time/place conditions—together enabling a low-friction, low-attribution strike.
A mixed environment helps conceal preparation and exit, diffuses suspicion, and complicates attribution.