Sutra 25

Devanagari script

अदृष्टपुरुषः संधिर्दण्डमुख्यात्मरक्षणः ॥ कZ_०७.३.२५च्द् ॥

Transliteration

adṛṣṭapuruṣaḥ saṃdhir daṇḍamukhyātmarakṣaṇaḥ

Translation

A treaty that does not require a visible personal presence (i.e., is concluded at a distance/through agents) is one aimed at self-preservation, with coercive power as its principal basis.

Word by Word

• अदृष्टपुरुषः: a treaty/compact made through an unseen (not openly appearing) agent/person
• Type: Noun (Adjective used substantively)
• Root: दृश् (दर्शन)
• Form: प्रथमा-एकवचन, पुल्लिङ्ग; समासः—अदृष्टः पुरुषः यस्य (अदृष्ट-पुरुष) इति; विशेषणरूपेण ‘संधिः’ इत्यस्य

• संधिः: treaty; political compact/peace
• Type: Noun
• Root: सम् + धा (धारण/स्थापन)
• Form: प्रथमा-एकवचन, पुल्लिङ्ग

• दण्डमुख्यात्मरक्षणः: (a treaty) whose primary aim is self-protection with force/punishment (danda) as the main instrument
• Type: Noun (Adjective)
• Root: रक्ष् (पालन/रक्षण)
• Form: प्रथमा-एकवचन, पुल्लिङ्ग; समास-विग्रहः: दण्डस्य मुख्यस्य आत्मनः रक्षणः (अर्थात् दण्ड-प्रधान आत्म-रक्षा); विशेषणरूपेण ‘संधिः’ इत्यस्य

Entities Mentioned

• agents/envoys (implicit)
• daṇḍa (coercive power)

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FAQs

Why would a treaty be described as ‘unseen-person’ (adṛṣṭapuruṣaḥ)?

It indicates a compact arranged without direct royal meeting—via envoys, intermediaries, or covert channels—often when security risks or mistrust make personal contact undesirable.