Sutra 21

Devanagari script

अटव्यन्तपालपुरराष्ट्रमुख्यैश्च प्रतिसंसर्गं गच्छेदनुग्रहार्थम् ॥ कZ_०२.१६.२१ ॥

Transliteration

aṭavyantapālapurarāṣṭramukhyaiś ca pratisaṃsargaṃ gacched anugrahārtham

Translation

And he should maintain regular liaison with forest-frontier guards and with leading men of towns and the countryside, for the purpose of securing their support.

Word by Word

• अटवी-अन्तपाल-पुर-राष्ट्र-मुख्यैः: with the chiefs/leading officials of the forest-wardens, towns, and the countryside/realm
• Type: Noun
• Root: अटवी; अन्तपाल; पुर; राष्ट्र; मुख्य
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; तृतीया-बहुवचन; ‘मुख्य’ इति प्रधानपदम्; अटवी-अन्तपालः (अटव्याः अन्तपालः = वनपाल/सीमापाल), पुर (नगर), राष्ट्र (जनपद/राज्य) — एतेषां मुख्यैः = तेषां प्रमुखैः

• च: and
• Type: Particle
• Root: च
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्ययम्

• प्रतिसंसर्गम्: into/for mutual contact (establishing relations)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संसर्ग
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग (प्रयोगे प्रायः पुं.); द्वितीया-एकवचन; क्रियाविशेषणभावेन (accusative of goal/extent)

• गच्छेत्: should go/should approach
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम्
• Form: लोट्/विधिलिङ् (आज्ञार्थ/विध्यर्थ); परस्मैपदम्; प्रथमपुरुष; एकवचन; धातुः—गम्

• अनुग्रह-अर्थम्: for the purpose of granting favor/support
• Type: Noun (purpose phrase)
• Root: अनुग्रह; अर्थ
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-एकवचन; प्रयोजनार्थे (अर्थम् = ‘for the purpose of’)

Entities Mentioned

• aṭavī-antapāla (forest/frontier wardens)
• pura-mukhya (town elites)
• rāṣṭra-mukhya (rural/district elites)

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FAQs

What is the political logic of coordinating with local chiefs?

Security and smooth movement depend on local power-holders; institutional liaison converts potential obstruction into cooperation.

How does this relate to commerce administration?

Trade profitability is inseparable from corridor governance; political coordination is treated as an input to economic policy.