Sutra 25
Devanagari script
दुष्यवदुपांशुदण्डेन वा प्रतिकुर्वीत ॥ कZ_०७.१५.२५ ॥
Transliteration
duṣyavad upāṃśu-daṇḍena vā pratikurvīta
Translation
Atau ia hendaknya menanggulangi mereka seolah-olah mereka pelaku pelanggaran—dengan menjatuhkan hukuman secara diam-diam/terselubung.
Word by Word
दुष्यवत्as if (he were) guilty / treating (him) like an offender
दुष्यवत्:
TypeAdjective
Rootदुष्
Formअव्ययीभाववत्-प्रयोगः; अव्यय-तुल्यं विशेषणम् (वत्-प्रत्ययान्तम्), अर्थे ‘दुष्टवत्/दोषवत्’
उपांशुsecretly / in a low voice / privately
उपांशु:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउपांशु
Formअव्ययम्; क्रियाविशेषणम्
दण्डेनby punishment / with a penalty
दण्डेन:
TypeNoun
Rootदण्ड
Formपुंलिङ्ग; तृतीया-एकवचनम्; करणकारकः
वाor
वा:
TypeParticle
Rootवा
Formविकल्पार्थक-अव्ययम्
प्रतिकुर्वीतhe should retaliate / take counter-action
प्रतिकुर्वीत:
TypeVerb
Rootप्रति√कृ
Formविधिलिङ् (optative); परस्मैपदम्; प्रथमपुरुषः; एकवचनम्; वर्तमानकाल-आश्रयः; अर्थः ‘प्रतिविधानं/प्रतिशोधं कुर्यात्’
Entities Mentioned
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daṇḍa (punishment/state coercion)FAQs
Non-public, deniable coercion—warnings, fines, arrests, removals, or neutralization carried out without spectacle to avoid backlash.
When open action would provoke wider unrest, create martyrs, or expose intelligence sources.