Sutra 35

Devanagari script

दुर्गः कोशादुपजाप्यः परेषाम् ॥ कZ_०८.१.३५ ॥

Transliteration

durgaḥ kośādupajāpyaḥ pareṣām

Translation

បន្ទាយអាចត្រូវអ្នកដទៃទិញទឹកចិត្ត/បញ្ចុះបញ្ចូលបាន នៅពេលដែលរតនាគាររបស់ខ្លួនខ្វះខាត។

Word by Word

• दुर्गः: a fort/stronghold
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुर्ग
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-एकवचन

• कोशात्: from the treasury
• Type: Noun
• Root: कोश
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-एकवचन (अपादान)

• उपजाप्यः: should be suborned/undermined (brought under influence)
• Type: Participle (Verbal adjective)
• Root: उप√जप्
• Form: भविष्यत्कृत्य/विधेयार्थक कृदन्त; -य (णिच्/यत्-प्रत्ययार्थक) रूप; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-एकवचन; कर्मणि/विधेय: ‘उपजाप्यः’ = ‘उपजापयितव्यः/उपजापनीयः’

• परेषाम्: of others (i.e., enemies)
• Type: Pronoun/Adjectival noun
• Root: पर
• Form: षष्ठी-बहुवचन (सम्बन्ध)

Entities Mentioned

• durga
• kośa
• pare (others/enemies)

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FAQs

What mechanism is implied in 'upajāpyaḥ'?

Inducements—bribes, pay, privileges—by which an enemy can flip commanders or troops if the state cannot fund loyalty and supplies.