Arthashastra 11.1.47: Sangha, Adhyaya 1, Sutra 47
Devanagari script
अनिगृहीते सिद्धव्यञ्जनं रात्रौ तीक्ष्णाः प्रवासयेयुः ॥ कZ_११.१.४७ ॥
Transliteration
anigṛhīte siddhavyañjanaṃ rātrau tīkṣṇāḥ pravāsayeyuḥ
Translation
अगर वो सरदार को नहीं पकड़ा, तो रात को एजेंट्स उस अपने आदमी को वहाँ से निकाल ले।
Word by Word
अनिगृहीतेwhen (the person) has not been seized/apprehended
अनिगृहीते:
TypeParticiple (Verbal adjective)
Rootग्रह् (नि-√ग्रह्)
Formसप्तमी एकवचनम्; नपुंसकलिङ्गे/पुंलिङ्गे (सामान्यतः नपुंसकं) ; भूतकृदन्तः (क्त) ‘निगृहीत’ + नञ्-प्रत्ययः; लोकेटिव् एब्सोल्यूट्-प्रयोगः ‘(यदा) अनिगृहीते (सति)’
सिद्धव्यञ्जनम्a pre-arranged/ready recognition sign (signal/mark)
सिद्धव्यञ्जनम्:
TypeNoun (compound)
Rootसिध् (√सिध्) + व्यञ्ज् (√व्यञ्ज्)
Formप्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचनम्; नपुंसकलिङ्गम्; ‘सिद्ध’ (prepared/ready) + ‘व्यञ्जन’ (indicator/sign/mark)
रात्रौat night
रात्रौ:
TypeNoun
Rootरात्रि
Formसप्तमी एकवचनम्; स्त्रीलिङ्गम्; अव्ययीभाववत् क्रियाविशेषणप्रयोगः
तीक्ष्णाःthe ‘sharp/strict’ (agents/men)
तीक्ष्णाः:
TypeAdjective (used as noun)
Rootतीक्ष्ण
Formप्रथमा बहुवचनम्; पुंलिङ्गम्; विशेषणं—(गुप्तचराः/दण्डिकाः इत्यादयः)
प्रवासयेयुःshould send away / cause to stay away (banish)
प्रवासयेयुः:
TypeVerb
Rootवस् (प्र-√वस्)
Formविधिलिङ् (optative), परस्मैपदम्; प्रथमपुरुषः बहुवचनम्; causative sense in usage: ‘cause to stay away/banish/send away’
Entities Mentioned
S
siddhavyañjanaT
tīkṣṇa (agents)FAQs
The accusation may backfire; the informer becomes exposed and must be extracted to prevent interrogation, retaliation, or compromise of the wider operation.
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