Sutra 33
Devanagari script
कार्तान्तिकादिश्चास्य वर्गः सर्वज्ञदैवतसम्योगख्यापनाभ्यां स्वपक्षमुद्धर्षयेत्परपक्षं चोद्वेजयेत् ॥ कZ_१०.३.३३ ॥
Transliteration
kārtāntikādiścāsya vargaḥ sarvajñadaivatasamyogakhyāpanābhyāṃ svapakṣamuddharṣayet parapakṣaṃ codvejayet
Translation
कार्तान्तिक आदि से आरम्भ होने वाला उसका वर्ग, सर्वज्ञ दैवी शक्तियों से (राजा के) संयोग का प्रचार करके, अपने पक्ष का उत्साह बढ़ाए और शत्रु पक्ष को भयभीत करे।
Word by Word
कार्तान्तिक-आदिḥ‘the kārtāntikas and others’ (a group beginning with the kārtāntikas)
कार्तान्तिक-आदिḥ:
TypeNoun
Rootकार्तान्तिक
Formपुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-एकवचन; ‘आदि’ = ‘and others beginning with…’
चand
च:
TypeParticle
Rootच
Formसमुच्चयार्थक अव्यय
अस्यof him / of this (person)
अस्य:
TypePronoun
Rootइदम्
Formषष्ठी-एकवचन (पुं/नपुं); सम्बन्धे
वर्गःa group / class
वर्गः:
TypeNoun
Rootवर्ग
Formपुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-एकवचन
सर्वज्ञ-दैवत-सम्योग-ख्यापनाभ्याम्by (means of) two proclamations: (i) of association with an omniscient deity
सर्वज्ञ-दैवत-सम्योग-ख्यापनाभ्याम्:
TypeNoun (instrumental dual; action-noun)
Rootख्यापन
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग भाववाचक-प्रातिपदिक; तृतीया-द्विवचन; ‘…-ख्यापनाभ्याम्’ = ‘by the two proclamations/advertisements…’
स्वपक्षम्one’s own side
स्वपक्षम्:
TypeNoun
Rootस्वपक्ष
Formपुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-एकवचन; कर्म
उद्धर्षयेत्should exalt / encourage
उद्धर्षयेत्:
TypeVerb
Rootउद्-हृष्
Formविधिलिङ्/लृङ्-आदेश (optative); परस्मैपद; प्रथमपुरुष-एकवचन; causative sense in usage: ‘to raise/elate/encourage’
परपक्षम्the opposing side
परपक्षम्:
TypeNoun
Rootपरपक्ष
Formपुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-एकवचन; कर्म
चand
च:
TypeParticle
Rootच
Formसमुच्चयार्थक अव्यय
उद्वेजयेत्should alarm / unsettle
उद्वेजयेत्:
TypeVerb
Rootउद्-विज्
Formविधिलिङ् (optative); परस्मैपद; प्रथमपुरुष-एकवचन; causative/denominative sense in usage: ‘to make anxious/alarm’
Entities Mentioned
K
kārtāntika (specialist cadre)D
daivata (divinity)S
svapakṣa (own army)P
parapakṣa (enemy)FAQs
It is a state-directed morale and intimidation technique: it strengthens cohesion and confidence internally while inducing doubt and fear in the opposing force.
Religion is treated instrumentally—as a tool for legitimacy and psychological advantage—integrated into command strategy rather than left as purely private belief.