Abhiyasyatkarma Adhyaya 5 Sutra 4 - Arthashastra | Hindi | Vedapath

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Sutra 4

Devanagari script

यत्र बाह्या अभ्यन्तरानुपजपन्ति अभ्यन्तरा वा बाह्यान्तत्रोभययोगे प्रतिजपतः सिद्धिर्विशेषवती ॥ कZ_०९.५.०४ ॥

Transliteration

yatra bāhyā abhyantarān upajapanti abhyantarā vā bāhyān tatra ubhaya-yoge pratijapataḥ siddhir viśeṣavatī.

Translation

जहाँ बाह्य (एजेंट) आन्तरिक (तत्त्वों) को उपजपते हैं, या आन्तरिक (एजेंट) बाह्यों को—वहाँ दोनों (आन्तरिक और बाह्य) प्रतिजापाओं का संयुक्त प्रयोग करने पर प्रतिकार में सफलता विशेष रूप से सुनिश्चित होती है।

Word by Word

यत्रwhere; in the situation in which

बाह्याःexternal (persons/agents)

अभ्यन्तरान्internal (persons/agents)

उपजपन्तिthey secretly influence / suborn

अभ्यन्तराःinternal (persons/agents)

वाor

बाह्यान्external (persons/agents)

तत्रthere; in that case

उभययोगेwhen there is a combination of both (sides)

प्रतिजपतःof the one who counter-persuades

सिद्धिःsuccess; accomplishment

विशेषवतीdistinguished; especially effective

Entities Mentioned

external actors

internal actors

subversion (upajapa)

FAQs

What is the strategic insight of 'ubhaya-yoga' (combining both)?

Cross-domain threats require cross-domain response: domestic security and foreign operations must be synchronized to break the linkage between internal collaborators and external sponsors.