Sutra 72
Devanagari script
परस्परापाश्रयाश्चैषां जातिसंघाश्छिद्रेषु प्रहरेयुः गूढाश्चाग्निरसशस्त्रेण ॥ कZ_०९.६.७२ ॥
Transliteration
parasparāpāśrayāś caiṣāṃ jātisaṃghāś chidreṣu prahareyuḥ gūḍhāś cāgnirasaśastreṇa
Translation
សហព័ន្ធជាតិ/សមាគមរបស់ពួកគេដែលពឹងផ្អែកគ្នាទៅវិញទៅមក គួរវាយប្រហារតាមចំណុចខ្សោយ; ហើយភ្នាក់ងារសម្ងាត់ក៏គួរធ្វើដូច្នេះ ដោយប្រើភ្លើង ពុល និងអាវុធ។
Word by Word
paraspara-āpāśrayāḥmutually dependent (on one another)
paraspara-āpāśrayāḥ:
TypeAdjective
Rootā-śri (with upasarga ā-; in compound as āpāśraya)
Formpuṃ; prathamā-bahuvacanam; viśeṣaṇa of jāti-saṅghāḥ; meaning ‘mutually dependent’
caand
ca:
TypeParticle
Rootca
Formsamuccaya (and)
eṣāmof these
eṣām:
TypePronoun
Rootidam (pronoun)
Formṣaṣṭhī-bahuvacanam; ‘of these’
jāti-saṅghāḥthe jāti-based associations / corporate groups
jāti-saṅghāḥ:
TypeNoun
Rootsaṅgha (with jāti as first member)
Formpuṃ; prathamā-bahuvacanam; kartṛ (subject)
chidreṣuin weak points / at vulnerabilities
chidreṣu:
TypeNoun
Rootchidra
Formnapuṃ; saptamī-bahuvacanam; adhikaraṇa (locative)
prahareyuḥshould strike / should attack
prahareyuḥ:
TypeVerb
Rootpra-hṛ
Formliṅ (vidhiliṅ/optative); parasmaipada; prathama-puruṣa; bahuvacanam; ‘they should strike/attack’
gūḍhāḥ(being) concealed / secretly
gūḍhāḥ:
TypeAdjective
Rootgūḍha (ppp of guh)
Formpuṃ; prathamā-bahuvacanam; (understood subject: they), ‘hidden/secret’
caand
ca:
TypeParticle
Rootca
Formsamuccaya (and)
agni-rasa-śastreṇawith an incendiary weapon / with a fire-mixture weapon
agni-rasa-śastreṇa:
TypeNoun
Rootśastra (with agni-rasa as qualifier)
Formnapuṃ; tṛtīyā-ekavacanam; karaṇa (instrumental): ‘by/with a weapon of …’
Entities Mentioned
J
jātisaṃgha (confederacy)G
gūḍha (covert agent)FAQs
Chidra (vulnerability) is the preferred point of intervention; by striking weak links through confederacies and covert agents, the state maximizes effect while minimizing open escalation.