Arthashastra 11.1.46: Sangha, Adhyaya 1, Sutra 46
तं चेत्संघो निगृह्णीयात् राजैनमुपगृह्य विगुणेषु विक्रमयेत् ॥
taṃ cetsaṃgho nigṛhṇīyāt rājainamupagṛhya viguṇeṣu vikramayet
अगर दुश्मन उस सरदार को पकड़ ले, तो राजा उसको अपने पास ले ले। फिर उसको दुश्मन के कमज़ोर हिसाब से इस्तेमाल करो।
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Sandhi Notes
- Sandhi resolution: चेत्संघो → चेत् + संघः (final -t before s-)
- राजैनमुपगृह्य → राजा + एनम् + उपगृह्य (ā + e → ai; and m + u coalesces in continuous recitation)
- other words are already in padapāṭha-like form
Saṃgha disruption: exploit internal punishment or state co-optation
Statecraft; co-optation of disgraced elites; proxy operations
- taṃ
- him (the accused chief)
- saṃghaḥ nigṛhṇīyāt
- if the confederation punishes/restrains
- rājā enam upagṛhya
- the king, taking him in (seizing or sheltering)
- viguṇeṣu
- in their weak points/defects
- vikramayet
- should make him act/strike/operate
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Convert an internally rejected elite into an external instrument, using insider knowledge to strike at structural weaknesses of the target polity.
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