Sutra 9

Devanagari script

बह्वाबाधं वा यात्रां प्रेषयेत्मित्रकुलं वा ॥ कZ_०५.६.०९ ॥

Transliteration

bahvābādhaṃ vā yātrāṃ preṣayet mitrakulaṃ vā

Translation

Il peut les envoyer en campagne ou en expédition comportant de nombreuses épreuves—ou les envoyer auprès d’une famille/maison alliée.

Word by Word

• बहु-आबाधम्: (a mission/expedition) involving many obstacles/difficulties
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बहु; आबाधा
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे द्वितीया एकवचनम्; ‘यात्राम्’ इति स्त्रीलिङ्ग-द्वितीया-एकवचनस्य विशेषणम् (अर्थे)

• वा: or
• Type: Particle
• Root: वा
• Form: विकल्पार्थक-अव्ययम्

• यात्राम्: a mission/expedition (to be dispatched)
• Type: Noun
• Root: या (गतौ) → यात्रा
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे द्वितीया एकवचनम्; कर्मपदम् (प्रेषयेत् इत्यस्य)

• प्रेषयेत्: should dispatch / should send
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-इष् (इष गतौ/प्रेषणे)
• Form: लिङ् (विधिलिङ्), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुषः, एकवचनम्; विध्यर्थः

• मित्र-कुलम्: the ally’s family/house (i.e., the ally’s side/kin-group)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मित्र; कुल
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे द्वितीया एकवचनम्; ‘प्रेषयेत्’ इत्यस्य कर्म (विकल्पेन ‘यात्राम्’ इत्यस्य)

• वा: or
• Type: Particle
• Root: वा
• Form: विकल्पार्थक-अव्ययम्

Entities Mentioned

• ruler/administration
• targets to be relocated
• allied house (mitrakula)

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FAQs

What administrative purpose does sending someone on a ‘hardship expedition’ serve?

It removes a potential troublemaker from the center, tests loyalty, and reduces their capacity to organize intrigue at court.

Why send someone to a ‘mitrakula’?

Allied custody functions as supervised placement—politically safer than imprisonment and diplomatically useful.