Sutra 9
Devanagari script
शङ्कानिष्पन्नमुपकरणमन्त्रिसहायरूपवैयावृत्यकरान्निष्पादयेत् ॥ कZ_०४.८.०९ ॥
Transliteration
śaṅkā-niṣpannam upakaraṇa-mantri-sahāya-rūpa-vaiyāvṛtya-karān niṣpādayet
Translation
Based on the suspicion that has arisen, he should arrange the requisite means: instruments/equipment, advisers, assistants, disguise/appearance, and service-operatives (field workers).
Word by Word
शङ्का-निष्पन्नम्proved/established through suspicion (i.e., by testing arising from suspicion)
शङ्का-निष्पन्नम्:
TypeAdjective (Past Passive Participle used adjectivally)
Rootनिष्√पद् (निष्पद्यते/निष्पन्न)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, एकवचन, प्रथमा/द्वितीया; उपकरणम् इति विशेषणम्
उपकरणम्instrument/means/apparatus
उपकरणम्:
TypeNoun
Rootउप√कृ (करण) / कृ (करण-प्रत्यय)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, एकवचन, द्वितीया; निष्पादयेत् इति क्रियायाः कर्म
मन्त्रि-सहाय-रूप-वैयावृत्य-करात्from/through the hand (agency) of a minister, an assistant, a disguised agent/role, and service/attendant staff
मन्त्रि-सहाय-रूप-वैयावृत्य-करात्:
TypeNoun (ablative; compound)
Rootकर (हस्त)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, एकवचन, पञ्चमी; निष्पादयेत् इति क्रियायाः अपादान/स्रोत-निर्देशः (‘…करात्’ = ‘…के हाथ से/द्वारा’)
अन्नात्from food/provisions
अन्नात्:
TypeNoun
Rootअन्न
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, एकवचन, पञ्चमी; ‘…करात्’ इत्यनेन सह स्रोत/उपादान-निर्देशः
निष्पादयेत्should cause to be produced/arranged/accomplished
निष्पादयेत्:
TypeVerb
Rootनिष्√पद् (causative: निष्पादयति)
Formविधिलिङ् (optative), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; अर्थः—‘करवाए/संपन्न कराए/उत्पन्न कराए’
Entities Mentioned
I
investigator/authorityA
advisersA
assistantsO
operativesFAQs
It treats suspicion as a trigger for structured operational preparation—staffing, tools, and covert methods—rather than ad hoc coercion.