Sutra 31
Devanagari script
कृतार्थाच्च सापदेशमपस्रावयेत् ॥ कZ_०७.८.३१ ॥
Transliteration
kṛtārthāc ca sāpadeśam apasrāvayet.
Translation
And once his purpose has been served, the ruler should have him withdrawn/removed—again with a plausible pretext.
Word by Word
कृतार्थात्from a person who has accomplished the purpose / from one who has achieved his objective
कृतार्थात्:
TypeNoun/Adjective (used substantively)
Rootकृ (कृत) + अर्थ
Formपुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग; पञ्चमी एकवचन; (कृतार्थ) = ‘कृतः अर्थः यस्य सः’ इति बहुव्रीह्यर्थे प्रचलितः, अत्र पञ्चमी-प्रयोगः ‘कृतार्थात्’ = ‘कृतकार्य-पुरुषात्/कृतार्थ-व्यक्तेः’
चand; also
च:
TypeParticle
Rootच
Formसमुच्चयार्थक-अव्ययम्
सापदेशम्with a pretext; under some plausible excuse
सापदेशम्:
TypeAdjective (indeclinable accusative used adverbially)
Rootअपदेश
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया एकवचन; क्रियाविशेषणवत्—‘अपदेशसहितम्/बहानासहितम्’
अपस्रावयेत्should cause to withdraw / should send away / should remove (him)
अपस्रावयेत्:
TypeVerb
Rootस्रु (अप + स्रु)
Formलिङ् (विधिलिङ्), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुष एकवचन; णिच्-प्रयोगः (causative): अपस्रावयति = ‘अपसारयति/दूरं नयति/प्रवर्तयति’
Entities Mentioned
K
kingA
agent/commanderFAQs
Neutralize concentration of power without provoking backlash—administrative face-saving as a tool of state security.