Sutra 16
Devanagari script
आहूय वा बाह्यान् घातयेयुः ॥ कZ_०९.५.१६ ॥
Transliteration
āhūya vā bāhyān ghātayeyuḥ
Translation
Ou bien, après avoir fait venir les étrangers, il faut les faire éliminer.
Word by Word
आहूयhaving summoned / after calling (them)
आहूय:
TypeVerb (absolutive/gerund)
Rootआह्वा (√ह्वा)
Formकृदन्त; ल्यप्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (क्त्वार्थे); उपसर्ग: आ-; अर्थ: ‘आह्वाय/आनाय्य’
वाor
वा:
TypeParticle
Rootवा
Formनिपात; विकल्पार्थक
बाह्यान्outsiders / external persons
बाह्यान्:
TypeNoun/Adjective (used substantively)
Rootबाह्य
Formपुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-बहुवचन; विशेषण-प्रयोगे ‘बाह्य-जनान्’
घातयेयुःthey should have (them) killed / should cause (someone) to kill (them)
घातयेयुः:
TypeVerb
Rootघातय् (causative of √हन्)
Formणिजन्त (प्रयोजक-क्रिया); विधिलिङ्/आशीर्लिङ्?—रूपतः विधिलिङ्; परस्मैपदम्; प्रथमपुरुष; बहुवचन; ‘they should cause (someone) to kill’
Entities Mentioned
B
bāhya (outsider agents)FAQs
External actors—outsiders used as instigators, agents, or disruptive elements operating outside the king’s immediate internal circle.
A controlled security measure: lure/summon hostile external agents into custody and remove them to prevent continued subversion.