Sutra 19

Devanagari script

संधेयस्य वा दूतं प्रेषयेत् ॥ कZ_०७.१५.१९ ॥

Transliteration

saṃdheyasya vā dūtaṃ preṣayet

Translation

Or, one should send an envoy to the party with whom peace is to be made.

Word by Word

• संधेयस्य: of/for the one fit for making an alliance (the ally-to-be)
• Type: Noun/Adjective
• Root: संधेय
• Form: षष्ठी-एकवचनम्, पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग (संदेह्य-शब्दः ‘संधि-योग्यः/संधि-करणीयः’ इत्यर्थे)

• वा: or
• Type: Particle
• Root: वा
• Form: विकल्पार्थक-अव्ययम्

• दूतम्: an envoy/messenger
• Type: Noun
• Root: दूत
• Form: द्वितीया-एकवचनम्, पुंलिङ्गम्

• प्रेषयेत्: should send / may dispatch
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्रेष्
• Form: लिङ् (विधिलिङ्), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुषः, एकवचनम्; धातुः: प्रेष् (प्रेषणे)

Entities Mentioned

• envoy (dūta)

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FAQs

What administrative function does the ‘dūta’ serve here?

A formal, controllable channel for bargaining, signaling intentions, and testing the counterpart’s willingness without immediate military commitment.