Sutra 35
Devanagari script
प्रतिदूतापसर्पाभ्यां दृश्यादृश्यैश्च रक्षिभिः ॥ कZ_०१.१६.३५च्द् ॥
Transliteration
pratidūtāpasarpābhyāṃ dṛśyādṛśyaiśca rakṣibhiḥ
Translation
By counter-envoys and covert agents, and by guards both visible and invisible, (they should be) protected.
Word by Word
प्रतिदूतa counter-envoy / counter-agent
प्रतिदूत:
TypeNoun
Rootदूत
Formपुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचन (समासपद; समुच्चयार्थे)
अपसर्पाभ्याम्by/with two shadowers (spies who follow secretly)
अपसर्पाभ्याम्:
TypeNoun
Rootअपसर्प
Formपुंलिङ्ग; तृतीया द्विवचन
दृश्यैःby/with visible (guards)
दृश्यैः:
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Rootदृश्य
Formपुंलिङ्ग; तृतीया बहुवचन
अदृश्यैःand by/with invisible/hidden (guards)
अदृश्यैः:
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Rootअदृश्य
Formपुंलिङ्ग; तृतीया बहुवचन
चand
च:
TypeParticle
Rootच
Formसमुच्चयार्थक अव्यय
रक्षिभिःby/with guards
रक्षिभिः:
TypeNoun
Rootरक्षिन्
Formपुंलिङ्ग; तृतीया बहुवचन
Entities Mentioned
P
pratidūta (counter-envoy)A
apasarpa (covert operative/spy)R
rakṣin (guard)FAQs
Visible security deters overt threats; invisible security detects plots, monitors interactions, and enables deniable intervention—together reducing both physical and informational risk.