Sutra 2

Devanagari script

परमर्मज्ञः प्रगल्भश्छात्रः कापटिकः ॥ कZ_०१.११.०२ ॥

Transliteration

paramarmajñaḥ pragalbhaś chātraḥ kāpaṭikaḥ

Translation

കാപടികൻ (വേഷധാരി/ഛദ്മ-ഏജന്റ്) എന്നത്, ഏറ്റവും ആഴത്തിലുള്ള ദൗർബല്യങ്ങൾ വായിച്ച് മനസ്സിലാക്കുന്നതിൽ നിപുണനും പ്രവർത്തനത്തിൽ ധൈര്യവാനുമായ വിദ്യാർത്ഥിയാണ്.

Word by Word

• परमर्मज्ञः: one who knows the innermost secrets / a deep knower of vulnerabilities
• Type: Adjective (from noun + kṛdanta)
• Root: ज्ञा
• Form: प्रथमा-एकवचन, पुंलिङ्ग; बहुव्रीहिवत् विशेषण-प्रयोगः (परं मर्म यस्य सः/परमर्मं जानाति इति)

• प्रगल्भः: bold, audacious, confident
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गल्भ् (प्रगल्भ)
• Form: प्रथमा-एकवचन, पुंलिङ्ग

• छात्रः: a ‘student’ (as a disguise-type spy)
• Type: Noun
• Root: छद्/छत्र (छात्र)
• Form: प्रथमा-एकवचन, पुंलिङ्ग

• कापटिकः: deceitful; a trickster/one skilled in deception
• Type: Noun/Adjective
• Root: कपट (कापटिक)
• Form: प्रथमा-एकवचन, पुंलिङ्ग

Entities Mentioned

• kāpaṭika (impostor agent)
• student cover (chātra)

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FAQs

What capability does 'paramarmajña' emphasize for intelligence work?

The ability to identify leverage points—fear, greed, pride, secrets—so the agent can elicit information or induce predictable behavior.