Sutra 20
तेन वा प्रेषितमर्थमानाभ्यां सत्कृत्य ब्रूयात् इदं राज्ञः पण्यागारमिदं देवीकुमाराणाम् देवीकुमारवचनात् इदं राज्यमहं च त्वदर्पणः इति ॥ कZ_०७.१५.२० ॥
tena vā preṣitam arthamānābhyāṃ satkṛtya brūyāt idaṃ rājñaḥ paṇyāgāram idaṃ devīkumārāṇām devīkumāravacanāt idaṃ rājyam ahaṃ ca tvadarpaṇaḥ iti
Atau, setelah menyambut orang yang ia kirim dengan hadiah dan penghormatan, hendaknya berkata: ‘Ini perbendaharaan raja; ini milik putra-putra ratu; atas perintah putra-putra ratu, kerajaan ini—dan aku sendiri—kuserahkan kepadamu.’
FAQs
A calibrated inducement-and-alignment offer: it signals access to resources (treasury), invokes dynastic legitimacy (queen’s sons), and frames compliance as orderly transfer rather than coercion.
To leverage internal legitimacy and succession politics—implying that influential heirs/royal household endorse the arrangement, reducing perceived risk for the counterpart.