Sutra 18

Devanagari script

स चेत्तथा कुर्याद् रसद इति प्रवास्येत ॥ कZ_०४.४.१८ ॥

Transliteration

sa cet tathā kuryād rasada iti pravāsyet

Translation

If he acts accordingly, he should be banished as a “poison-supplier”.

Word by Word

• सः: he; that person
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक; पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-एकवचन

• चेत्: if
• Type: Particle
• Root: चेत्
• Form: अव्यय; शर्तार्थक-निपात (यदि/चेदर्थे)

• तथा: thus; in that manner
• Type: Adverb
• Root: तथा
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक

• कुर्यात्: should do; were to do
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ
• Form: धातु: कृ; विधिलिङ् (optative); परस्मैपद; प्रथम-पुरुष; एकवचन

• रसदः: the ‘rasada’ (a state agent/spy/inspector, esp. connected with supplies)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रसद
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-एकवचन (कर्तृ/विशेष्यरूपेण)

• इति: thus; (so) saying/considering
• Type: Quotative particle
• Root: इति
• Form: अव्यय; वाक्य-समाप्ति/उद्धरण-चिह्न; ‘thus’ इत्यर्थे

• प्रवास्येत: should be sent away into exile; should be banished
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-√वस् (वास्)
• Form: धातु: वस् (निवासे) उपसर्ग: प्र-; विधिलिङ् (optative); आत्मनेपद; प्रथम-पुरुष; एकवचन; कर्मणि/आज्ञार्थे दण्डविधान-प्रयोगः (निर्वासनार्थकः)

Entities Mentioned

• rasada

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FAQs

What is the state’s priority reflected by using banishment for rasada?

Rapid risk removal: expelling a high-risk covert actor to prevent future poisoning attempts and dismantle access to toxic supply.