समाहर्ता जनपदे सिद्धतापसप्रव्रजितचक्रचरचारणकुहकप्रच्छन्दककार्तान्तिकनैमित्तिकमौहूर्तिकचिकित्सकोन्मत्तमूकबधिरजडान्धवैदेहककारुशिल्पिकुशीलववेशशौण्डिकापूपिकपाक्वमांसिकाउदनिकव्यञ्जनान्प्रणिदध्यात् ॥ कZ_०४.४.०३ ॥
samāhartā janapade siddhatāpasapravrajitacakracaracāraṇakuhakapracchandakakārtāntikanaimittikamauhūrtikacikitsakonmattamūkabadhirajaḍāndhavaidehakakāruśilpikuśīlavaveśaśauṇḍikāpūpikāpākvamāṃsikāudanikavyañjanān praṇidadhyāt ॥
徴収長官は、農村において、次のように変装した密偵を配置すべきである。すなわち、修行を成就した苦行者、遍歴する出家者、行商人/車隊の者、吟遊詩人・楽人、奇術師、仮の役柄を帯びた密偵、占い師、兆しを読む者、占星術師、医師。さらに、狂人・唖・聾・愚鈍・盲を装う者、また Vaidehaka、職人、工匠、役者/芸人、娼婦、酒売り、菓子売り、調理済み肉売り、水/清涼飲料売り、香辛料・副菜売りとしても配置する。
To maximize access across social spaces (temples, markets, festivals, clinics, taverns, entertainment venues) and reduce detection by distributing surveillance through ordinary-looking roles.
These roles naturally circulate information, observe transactions, and interact with diverse populations—ideal for detecting fraud, extortion, and criminal coordination without triggering suspicion.