Sutra 5

Devanagari script

अन्तेष्वन्तपालदुर्गाणि जनपदद्वाराण्यन्तपालाधिष्ठितानि स्थापयेत् ॥ कZ_०२.०१.०५ ॥

Transliteration

anteṣv antapāladurgāṇi janapadadvārāṇy antapālādhiṣṭhitāni sthāpayet

Translation

En las fronteras debe establecer fortalezas de guardia fronteriza—las puertas de la comarca—bajo la autoridad de los oficiales de frontera (antapāla).

Word by Word

• अन्तेषु: in the border regions / at the frontiers
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्त
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; सप्तमी-बहुवचन; (अन्त) = सीमा/पर्यन्त

• अन्तपाल-दुर्गाणि: forts of/under the frontier-guards
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुर्ग
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-बहुवचन; समासः: अन्तपालस्य दुर्गाणि

• जनपद-द्वाराणि: the gates/entry-points of the countryside (janapada)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्वार
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-बहुवचन; समासः: जनपदस्य द्वाराणि

• अन्तपाल-अधिष्ठितानि: administered/supervised by the frontier-guard
• Type: Participle
• Root: अधिष्ठित
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त); नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-बहुवचन; समासः: अन्तपालेन अधिष्ठितानि = supervised/controlled by the frontier-guard

• स्थापयेत्: he should establish / set up
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था (स्थापय-)
• Form: लोट् (विधिलिङ्/आज्ञार्थे); परस्मैपदम्; प्रथमपुरुष; एकवचन; causative (णिजन्त)

Entities Mentioned

• antapāla
• durga (fort)
• janapada-dvāra (territorial gate)

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FAQs

What is meant by ‘janapada-dvāra’ (gates of the countryside)?

Strategic entry/exit points that can be monitored for security, taxation, and intelligence.

Why assign specific officers (antapāla) to these forts?

Clear accountability: border security is treated as a specialized, delegated administrative function.