Sutra 26

Devanagari script

उपलब्धस्योपजापमुपेयात् ॥ कZ_०१.१६.२६ ॥

Transliteration

upalabdhasyopajāpam upeyāt.

Translation

（付け入るべき人物／点）を見定めたなら、誘引（勧誘・取り込み）に移るべきである。

Word by Word

• उपलब्धस्य: of what is available / of the obtained (means/resources)
• Type: Noun/Participle (used substantively)
• Root: उप-√लभ्
• Form: षष्ठी एकवचनम्; पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग (सन्दर्भानुसार); क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकृदन्त ‘उपलब्ध’ (obtained/available) used as a noun/adjective

• उपजापम्: secret instigation / covert persuasion
• Type: Noun
• Root: उप-√जप्
• Form: द्वितीया एकवचनम्; पुंलिङ्गः; ‘उपजाप’ = secret instigation/whispering, subornation

• उपेयात्: he should resort to / he should employ
• Type: Verb
• Root: उप-√इ (एति)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative) परस्मैपदम्; प्रथमपुरुषः एकवचनम्; ‘he should resort to/undertake’

Entities Mentioned

• agent
• recruit/target

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FAQs

What process model is implied here?

Identify vulnerability/amenability first, then execute a tailored inducement—avoiding premature approach that raises suspicion.