Sutra 47

Devanagari script

अनिगृहीते सिद्धव्यञ्जनं रात्रौ तीक्ष्णाः प्रवासयेयुः ॥ कZ_११.१.४७ ॥

Transliteration

anigṛhīte siddhavyañjanaṃ rātrau tīkṣṇāḥ pravāsayeyuḥ

Translation

If he is not restrained, the sharp agents should, by night, remove/relocate the planted informer to safety.

Word by Word

• अनिगृहीते: when (the person) has not been seized/apprehended
• Type: Participle (Verbal adjective)
• Root: ग्रह् (नि-√ग्रह्)
• Form: सप्तमी एकवचनम्; नपुंसकलिङ्गे/पुंलिङ्गे (सामान्यतः नपुंसकं) ; भूतकृदन्तः (क्त) ‘निगृहीत’ + नञ्-प्रत्ययः; लोकेटिव् एब्सोल्यूट्-प्रयोगः ‘(यदा) अनिगृहीते (सति)’

• सिद्धव्यञ्जनम्: a pre-arranged/ready recognition sign (signal/mark)
• Type: Noun (compound)
• Root: सिध् (√सिध्) + व्यञ्ज् (√व्यञ्ज्)
• Form: प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचनम्; नपुंसकलिङ्गम्; ‘सिद्ध’ (prepared/ready) + ‘व्यञ्जन’ (indicator/sign/mark)

• रात्रौ: at night
• Type: Noun
• Root: रात्रि
• Form: सप्तमी एकवचनम्; स्त्रीलिङ्गम्; अव्ययीभाववत् क्रियाविशेषणप्रयोगः

• तीक्ष्णाः: the ‘sharp/strict’ (agents/men)
• Type: Adjective (used as noun)
• Root: तीक्ष्ण
• Form: प्रथमा बहुवचनम्; पुंलिङ्गम्; विशेषणं—(गुप्तचराः/दण्डिकाः इत्यादयः)

• प्रवासयेयुः: should send away / cause to stay away (banish)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वस् (प्र-√वस्)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), परस्मैपदम्; प्रथमपुरुषः बहुवचनम्; causative sense in usage: ‘cause to stay away/banish/send away’

Entities Mentioned

• siddhavyañjana
• tīkṣṇa (agents)

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FAQs

Why evacuate the informer if the confederation does not punish the chief?

The accusation may backfire; the informer becomes exposed and must be extracted to prevent interrogation, retaliation, or compromise of the wider operation.