Sutra 14
Devanagari script
त्यक्तं गूढपुरुषाः शस्त्ररसाभ्यां हन्युः ॥ कZ_०१.१८.१४ ॥
Transliteration
tyaktaṃ gūḍhapuruṣāḥ śastrarasābhyāṃ hanyuḥ
Translation
If he is abandoned (by supporters), secret agents should kill him by weapon or poison.
Word by Word
त्यक्तम्(when it is) abandoned / left (unguarded)
त्यक्तम्:
TypeParticiple (Verbal adjective)
Rootत्यज्
Formकृदन्त (क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, एकवचन, प्रथमा/द्वितीया; कर्मणि/भावे प्रयोगः; ‘त्यज्’ धातोः
गूढपुरुषाःthe secret agents (spies)
गूढपुरुषाः:
TypeNoun
Rootगूढ + पुरुष
Formपुंलिङ्ग, बहुवचन, प्रथमा; समासः: गूढ (ppp of √गुह्/गूढ ‘hidden’) + पुरुष ‘man/agent’
शस्त्ररसाभ्याम्by weapons and by poison
शस्त्ररसाभ्याम्:
TypeNoun
Rootशस्त्र + रस
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग (समाहारद्वन्द्वे), द्विवचन, तृतीया; ‘by means of weapons and poison/essence’
हन्युःshould kill / should slay
हन्युः:
TypeVerb
Rootहन्
Formलिङ् (विधिलिङ्), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; ‘they should kill/strike’
Entities Mentioned
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secret agents (gūḍhapuruṣa)FAQs
Because isolation reduces political backlash and operational risk; coercive elimination is timed for minimal resistance.