Sutra 32
Devanagari script
आदिष्टसंधिस्तत्रेष्टो गूढस्तेनोपघातिनः ॥ कZ_०७.३.३२च्द् ॥
Transliteration
ādiṣṭasaṃdhis tatreṣṭo gūḍhas tenopaghātinaḥ
Translation
In that situation, an ‘ordered/mandated treaty’ is preferred—while covert agents, by that arrangement, strike at the opponent.
Word by Word
आदिष्ट-सन्धिःthe instructed/ordered treaty (peace/compact)
आदिष्ट-सन्धिः:
TypeNoun (compound)
Root√दिश् (आदि- उपसर्ग) / सन्धि (√धा/√धा-निः)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-एकवचन; ‘आदिष्टः’ (कृदन्त/विशेषण, भूतकर्मणि, पुं. प्र.एक.) + ‘सन्धिः’ (पुं. प्र.एक.)
तत्रthere; in that case/context
तत्र:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतत्र
Formअव्यय; स्थान/प्रसङ्ग-सूचक
इष्टःdesirable; preferable
इष्टः:
TypeAdjective (past participle used adjectivally)
Root√इष् (इच्छायाम्)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-एकवचन; ‘आदिष्टसन्धिः’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्
गूढःsecret; concealed
गूढः:
TypeAdjective (past participle used adjectivally)
Root√गुह् (गोपने)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-एकवचन; ‘आदिष्टसन्धिः’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्
तेनby that; through him/it
तेन:
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
Formतृतीया-एकवचन, पुं/नपुं; करण/हेतु-अर्थे (‘उसके द्वारा/उससे’)
उपघातिनःthose who cause harm; saboteurs/attackers (acting through that)
उपघातिनः:
TypeAdjective/Noun (agentive)
Rootउप-√हन् (घाते)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-बहुवचन; ‘उपघातिन्’ (इन्-प्रत्ययान्त), ‘तेन’ इत्यनेन करणेन सम्बद्धम्
Entities Mentioned
G
gūḍha (secret agents)O
opponent (implicit)FAQs
When forced into concession, formalize peace to buy time and legitimacy, while using clandestine means to weaken the adversary’s capacity.
Exposure can trigger retaliation and reputational loss; it requires disciplined intelligence tradecraft and plausible deniability.