Sutra 10

Devanagari script

व्यसनेषु चासन्नः परोपजापः ॥ कZ_०८.१.१० ॥

Transliteration

vyasaneṣu cāsannaḥ paropajāpaḥ

Translation

और विपत्तियों में दूसरों की शत्रुतापूर्ण उकसाहट/बहकावा निकट ही रहता है।

Word by Word

• व्यसनेषु: in calamities / in times of distress
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्यसन
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; सप्तमी-बहुवचन (अधिकरण)

• च: and
• Type: Particle
• Root: च
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक अव्यय

• आसन्नः: one who is close / an intimate (nearby person)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आसन्न
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-एकवचन; (कर्तृ/विशेष्य-सम्बन्धः)

• परोपजापः: secret instigation/corrupt persuasion directed against the other side (enemy)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उपजाप
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-एकवचन; समासः: पर-उपजाप (षष्ठी/कर्मधारय-प्रायः: 'परस्य उपजापः' = परं प्रति उपजापः)

Entities Mentioned

• para (others/hostiles)

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How does this relate to modern political risk?

Crises increase susceptibility to disinformation, elite defection, and externally sponsored agitation; resilience requires rapid stabilization and trusted administrative channels.