Sutra 6

Devanagari script

संवदनमन्त्रेण भार्याव्यञ्जनाः परेषां माणवैः सम्मोदयेयुः ॥ कZ_०४.५.०६ ॥

Transliteration

saṃvadanamantreṇa bhāryāvyañjanāḥ pareṣāṃ māṇavaiḥ sammodayeyuḥ

Translation

‘संवाद/लुभाने की विधि’ से वे अपने युवा एजेंटों द्वारा दूसरों की पत्नियों और स्त्रियों को रिझाकर भटकाएँ।

Word by Word

• संवदनमन्त्रेण: by/with a secret passphrase (code-phrase) for conversation
• Type: Noun
• Root: मन्त्र
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; तृतीया-एकवचन; (करण/हेतु)

• भार्या-व्यञ्जनाः: women acting as ‘wives’/female agents (enticers)
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्यञ्जना
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-बहुवचन; कर्तृ

• परेषाम्: of others / of the enemy side
• Type: Pronoun/Adjective
• Root: पर
• Form: षष्ठी-बहुवचन; (सम्बन्ध)

• माणवैः: with young men (students/novices)
• Type: Noun
• Root: माणव
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; तृतीया-बहुवचन; (सह/करण)

• सम्मोदयेयुः: should entertain / ingratiate / win over
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + मुद् (mod)
• Form: लिङ् (विधिलिङ्); परस्मैपद; प्रथमपुरुष; बहुवचन; causative sense in usage: ‘cause to be pleased/engage pleasantly’

Entities Mentioned

• wives/women (bhāryā-vyañjanāḥ)
• young agents
• households

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FAQs

What broader policing lesson does this sūtra imply?

Security failures often arise from human factors; effective protection must address social manipulation, not only physical barriers.