Arthashastra 6.2.37: Mandala-yoni, Adhyaya 2, Sutra 37
Devanagari script
दूष्यामित्राभ्यां वापक्रष्टुं यतेत ॥
Transliteration
dūṣyāmitrābhyāṃ vāpakraṣṭuṃ yateta
Translation
या फिर तुम कोशिश करो कि दुश्मन के पास से लोग और पैसा अपनी तरफ खींच लो। बिल्कुल वैसे ही जैसे कोई घर से चीज़ें लेकर भाग जाए।
Word by Word
दूष्यa corruptible / to-be-discredited (person/party)
दूष्य:
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootदूष्य (दूष्-धातु से निष्पन्न; ‘दूष्य’ = दूषणीय/दूषित)
Formप्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचन (नपुंसकलिङ्ग); विशेषण-रूपेण ‘अपक्रष्टुम्’ (कर्म) के साथ—‘दूष्यं (जनम्/पक्षम्)’ = दूषणीय/दूषित (व्यक्ति/पक्ष) को
अमित्राभ्याम्by/through two enemies
अमित्राभ्याम्:
TypeNoun
Rootअमित्र
Formतृतीया द्विवचन (पुंलिङ्ग); करण/सहायक-भावे—‘दोनों अमित्रों/शत्रुओं के द्वारा/के माध्यम से’
वाor
वा:
TypeParticle
Rootवा
Formविकल्पार्थक निपात (either/or)
अपक्रष्टुम्to draw away / detach / remove
अपक्रष्टुम्:
TypeVerb (Infinitive)
Rootअप + कृ (कृ—करणे)
Formतुमुन्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय-भाव (infinitive); अर्थ: ‘अपकर्षयितुम्/दूरं कर्तुम्/विमुखीकर्तुम्’
यतेतhe should endeavor / should try
यतेत:
TypeVerb
Rootयत् (यत्—प्रयत्ने)
Formविधिलिङ् (optative) परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष एकवचन; ‘(सः) यतेत’ = ‘प्रयत्नं कुर्यात्’
Entities Mentioned
E
enemy (amitra)C
corruptible elements (dūṣya)FAQs
Actors or nodes susceptible to corruption or inducement—disaffected officials, factions, frontier groups, or intermediaries who can be turned or neutralized.
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