Sutra 8
Devanagari script
अथोभयवेतना भूयो भेदमेषां कुर्युः एवं तद् यदस्माभिर्दर्शितमिति ॥ कZ_०७.१४.०८ ॥
Transliteration
athobhayavetanā bhūyo bhedam eṣāṃ kuryuḥ evaṃ tad yad asmābhir darśitam iti
Translation
Then those paid by both sides (double-salaried agents) should further intensify dissension among them; thus is what we have set forth.
Word by Word
अथthen; now; further
अथ:
TypeParticle
Formअव्यय; अनुक्रम/प्रसङ्ग-आरम्भार्थक (then/now)
उभय-वेतनाःthose who receive pay from both sides (double-paid agents)
उभय-वेतनाः:
TypeNoun
Rootवेतन
Formपुंलिङ्ग/स्त्रीलिङ्ग? (प्रयोगतः बहुवचन-प्रथमा); ‘उभयवेतन’ = द्विपक्ष-वेतन-भाजः (those who take pay from both sides)
भूयःagain; further; more
भूयः:
TypeAdverb
Formअव्यय; पुनरर्थे/अधिक्ये (again; further; more)
भेदम्dissension; division; a split
भेदम्:
TypeNoun
Rootभिद्
Formपुंलिङ्ग; एकवचन; द्वितीया; कर्मपद
एषाम्of these; among them
एषाम्:
TypePronoun
Rootइदम्
Formषष्ठी-बहुवचन (genitive plural)
कुर्युःthey should do; they should cause/make
कुर्युः:
TypeVerb
Rootकृ
Formलिङ् (विधिलिङ्/optative); परस्मैपद; प्रथमपुरुष; बहुवचन
एवम्thus; in this way
एवम्:
TypeAdverb
Formअव्यय; प्रकारार्थे (thus; in this manner)
तत्that; this (as just stated)
तत्:
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग; एकवचन; प्रथमा/द्वितीया (here: prathama as ‘that (is)’)
यत्which; what
यत्:
TypePronoun (relative)
Rootयद्
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग; एकवचन; प्रथमा/द्वितीया; सम्बन्धसूचक (correlative with तत्)
अस्माभिःby us
अस्माभिः:
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
Formतृतीया-बहुवचन (instrumental plural)
दर्शितम्shown; demonstrated; explained
दर्शितम्:
TypeVerb (participle)
Rootदृश्
Formकृत-प्रत्ययान्त (क्त); भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त; नपुंसकलिङ्ग; एकवचन; प्रथमा (predicate adjective with तत्)
इतिthus; ‘so’ (end-quote marker)
इति:
TypeQuotative particle
Formअव्यय; वाक्य-समाप्ति/उद्धरणार्थक
Entities Mentioned
U
ubhaya-vetanāḥ (double-paid agents)FAQs
Use double-paid agents to amplify internal divisions in the target group.
A fragmented adversary coalition is easier to manage than a unified one; covert division reduces the need for open confrontation.