Sutra 21

Devanagari script

अटव्यन्तपालपुरराष्ट्रमुख्यैश्च प्रतिसंसर्गं गच्छेदनुग्रहार्थम् ॥ कZ_०२.१६.२१ ॥

Transliteration

aṭavyantapālapurarāṣṭramukhyaiś ca pratisaṃsargaṃ gacched anugrahārtham

Translation

Et il doit entretenir une liaison régulière avec les gardes des confins forestiers et avec les notables des villes et des campagnes, afin d’obtenir leur appui.

Word by Word

• अटवी-अन्तपाल-पुर-राष्ट्र-मुख्यैः: with the chiefs/leading officials of the forest-wardens, towns, and the countryside/realm
• Type: Noun
• Root: अटवी; अन्तपाल; पुर; राष्ट्र; मुख्य
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; तृतीया-बहुवचन; ‘मुख्य’ इति प्रधानपदम्; अटवी-अन्तपालः (अटव्याः अन्तपालः = वनपाल/सीमापाल), पुर (नगर), राष्ट्र (जनपद/राज्य) — एतेषां मुख्यैः = तेषां प्रमुखैः

• च: and
• Type: Particle
• Root: च
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्ययम्

• प्रतिसंसर्गम्: into/for mutual contact (establishing relations)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संसर्ग
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग (प्रयोगे प्रायः पुं.); द्वितीया-एकवचन; क्रियाविशेषणभावेन (accusative of goal/extent)

• गच्छेत्: should go/should approach
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम्
• Form: लोट्/विधिलिङ् (आज्ञार्थ/विध्यर्थ); परस्मैपदम्; प्रथमपुरुष; एकवचन; धातुः—गम्

• अनुग्रह-अर्थम्: for the purpose of granting favor/support
• Type: Noun (purpose phrase)
• Root: अनुग्रह; अर्थ
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-एकवचन; प्रयोजनार्थे (अर्थम् = ‘for the purpose of’)

Entities Mentioned

• aṭavī-antapāla (forest/frontier wardens)
• pura-mukhya (town elites)
• rāṣṭra-mukhya (rural/district elites)

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FAQs

What is the political logic of coordinating with local chiefs?

Security and smooth movement depend on local power-holders; institutional liaison converts potential obstruction into cooperation.

How does this relate to commerce administration?

Trade profitability is inseparable from corridor governance; political coordination is treated as an input to economic policy.