Sutra 22

Devanagari script

अटव्यन्तपालपुरराष्ट्रमुख्यैश्च प्रतिसंसर्गं गच्छेत् ॥ कZ_०१.१६.०७ ॥

Transliteration

aṭavyantapālapurarāṣṭramukhyaiś ca pratisaṃsargaṃ gacchet

Translation

He should cultivate contact and interaction with frontier-forest authorities, border guards, city leaders, and principal men of the realm.

Word by Word

• अटवी: forest tract; wilderness region
• Type: Noun
• Root: अटवी
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-एकवचन (समाहार-द्वन्द्वस्य पूर्वपद-रूपेण)

• अन्तपाल: frontier-guard; border warden
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्तपाल
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-एकवचन (समाहार-द्वन्द्वस्य मध्यपद-रूपेण)

• पुर: city; fortified town
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुर
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-एकवचन (समाहार-द्वन्द्वस्य मध्यपद-रूपेण)

• राष्ट्रमुख्यैः: chiefs/leaders of the realm (local/regional heads)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राष्ट्रमुख्य
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; तृतीया-बहुवचन; ‘राष्ट्रस्य मुख्याः’ = देश/जनपद-प्रधानाः

• च: and
• Type: Particle
• Root: च
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक अव्यय

• प्रतिसंसर्गम्: into contact/association; interaction
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रतिसंसर्ग
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-एकवचन; क्रियाविशेषणवत्—‘प्रतिसंसर्गं गच्छेत्’ = संपर्क/मेल-जोल में जाए

• गच्छेत्: should go; should enter into (contact)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम्
• Form: लोट् (विधिलिङ्-समर्थ आदेशार्थ); परस्मैपदम्; प्रथमपुरुष-एकवचन; ‘he should go/should enter’

Entities Mentioned

• frontier guards (antapāla)
• city leaders
• regional notables

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FAQs

Why should an envoy interact with local officials and notables?

They are information nodes: they reveal administrative strength, public sentiment, factional alignments, and vulnerabilities.

What state function does this support besides diplomacy?

Covert reconnaissance and political mapping of the adversary’s governance structure.