ते गूढशस्त्रैस्तीक्ष्णैः सह प्रविष्टा मध्यमकक्ष्यायामात्मविचयमन्तःप्रवेशनार्थं दद्युः ॥ कZ_०५.१.२४ ॥
te gūḍhaśastraiḥ tīkṣṇaiḥ saha praviṣṭā madhyamakakṣyāyām ātmavicayam antaḥpraveśanārthaṃ dadyuḥ.
They, having entered together with sharp agents carrying concealed weapons, should provide (a pretext/token) in the middle chamber to enable the agents’ entry for identity-verification and inner access.
It functions as a staging and filtering zone where movement can be managed and the agents positioned before attempting entry into the inner quarters.