Sutra 6
Devanagari script
तेषां मुण्डजटिलव्यञ्जनैर्यो यद्भक्तिः कृत्यपक्षीयस्तं तेनोपजापयेत् ॥ कZ_०१.१४.०६ ॥
Transliteration
teṣāṃ muṇḍajaṭilavyañjanair yo yadbhaktiḥ kṛtyapakṣīyas taṃ tenopajāpayet
Translation
Parmi eux, quiconque manifeste de la dévotion pour un signe ascétique particulier —tête rasée, cheveux en nattes, ou autre apparence du même genre— doit être acheté par un agent rattaché à cette même apparence.
Word by Word
तेषाम्of them; among those (persons)
तेषाम्:
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
Formषष्ठी-बहुवचनम् (Gen. pl.), पुं./नपुं. (contextual)
मुण्डshaven-headed; bald (person)
मुण्ड:
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootमुण्ड
Formप्रथमा-एकवचनम् (as compound member; stem form), पुं.
जटिलmatted-haired; wearing matted locks
जटिल:
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootजटिल
Formप्रथमा-एकवचनम् (as compound member; stem form), पुं.
व्यञ्जनैःby signs/marks/indications (i.e., outward tokens)
व्यञ्जनैः:
TypeNoun
Rootव्यञ्जन
Formतृतीया-बहुवचनम् (Instr. pl.), नपुंसक
यःwho (whichever person)
यः:
TypePronoun (relative)
Rootयद्
Formप्रथमा-एकवचनम् (Nom. sg.), पुं.
यत्whatever (thing)
यत्:
TypePronoun (correlative)
Rootयद्
Formद्वितीया-एकवचनम् (Acc. sg.), नपुंसक
भक्तिःdevotion; loyalty; attachment
भक्तिः:
TypeNoun
Rootभक्ति
Formप्रथमा-एकवचनम् (Nom. sg.), स्त्री
कृत्यपक्षीयःone who is on the side of an operative/agent; an agent’s partisan
कृत्यपक्षीयः:
TypeAdjective (Noun-like)
Rootकृत्य + पक्षीय
Formप्रथमा-एकवचनम् (Nom. sg.), पुं.; ‘कृत्यस्य पक्षीयः’ = belonging to the side of an agent/operative
तम्him
तम्:
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
Formद्वितीया-एकवचनम् (Acc. sg.), पुं.
तेनby him/with that (person/means)
तेन:
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
Formतृतीया-एकवचनम् (Instr. sg.), पुं./नपुं.
उपजापयेत्should cause (someone) to be privately persuaded / should win (him) over through (that person)
उपजापयेत्:
TypeVerb
Rootउप-√जप् (जपँ)
Formकारण-प्रयोग (causative) of √जप् with उप-; विधिलिङ्/आज्ञार्थे लिङ्, परस्मैपदम्, प्रथम-पुरुषः, एकवचनम्
Entities Mentioned
K
kṛtya (operative/mission agent)A
ascetic guises (muṇḍa, jaṭila)FAQs
Messenger–audience congruence: persuasion is stronger when the influencer shares the target’s symbols, sect-markers, and social identity cues.
They grant mobility, access, and presumed moral authority, lowering suspicion and increasing receptivity.