Arthashastra 7.13.36: Shadgunya, Adhyaya 13, Sutra 36
Devanagari script
तेनामित्राटवीबलघातो व्याख्यातः ॥ कZ_०७.१३.३६ ॥
Transliteration
tenāmitrāṭavībalaghāto vyākhyātaḥ
Translation
इसी तरह दुश्मन के जंगल वाले लोगों को भी खत्म करना समझ में आता है। जंगल में रहने वाले भी वोही बात है।
Word by Word
तेनby that; thereby; with that (means)
तेन:
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
Formसर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक; तृतीया-एकवचन; नपुंसकलिङ्ग (करण/हेतु-अर्थे)
अमित्राटवीबलघातःthe destruction/neutralization of the enemy’s forest/tribal force
अमित्राटवीबलघातः:
TypeNoun
Rootघात
Formपुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-एकवचन; समस्तपद = अमित्राणाम् आटवीबलस्य घातः (अमित्र + आटवीबल + घात)
व्याख्यातःhas been explained; has been set forth
व्याख्यातः:
TypeVerb (Participle)
Rootवि-आ-ख्या
Formकृदन्त; भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त); प्रथमा-एकवचन; पुंलिङ्ग; कर्मणि प्रयोगः—“has been explained/expounded”
Entities Mentioned
A
amitra (enemy)Ā
āṭavī-bala (forest forces)FAQs
They threaten supply lines, rear areas, and communications through raids and ambush; Kautilya folds them into the ‘remove destabilizers first’ doctrine.
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