Sutra 28

Devanagari script

सत्त्रिणामेकश्चैनं मृगयाद्यूतमद्यस्त्रीभिः प्रलोभयेत्पितरि विक्रम्य राज्यं गृहाण इति ॥ कZ_०१.१७.२८ ॥

Transliteration

sattriṇām ekaś cainaṃ mṛgayādyūtamadyastrībhiḥ pralobhayet pitari vikramya rājyaṃ gṛhāṇa iti

Translation

‘സത്ത്രിൻ’മാരിൽ (രാജസഭയിലെ കൂട്ടാളികൾ/സേവകർ) ഒരാൾ അവനെ വേട്ട, ചൂതാട്ടം, മദ്യം, സ്ത്രീകൾ എന്നിവകൊണ്ട് പ്രലോഭിപ്പിച്ച്: ‘പിതാവിനെ മറികടന്ന് രാജ്യം പിടിച്ചെടുക്കുക’ എന്നു പറയാം.

Word by Word

• सत्त्रिणाम्: of the spies/agents (called satrins)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सत्त्रिन्
• Form: षष्ठी-बहुवचनम्, पुंलिङ्गम् (सत्त्रिन्-शब्दः)

• एकः: one (of them)
• Type: Pronoun/Adjective
• Root: एक
• Form: प्रथमा-एकवचनम्, पुंलिङ्गम्

• च: and
• Type: Particle
• Root: च
• Form: अव्ययम् (समुच्चयार्थक-निपातः)

• एनम्: him
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम् (एतद्-प्रत्ययान्त)
• Form: द्वितीया-एकवचनम्, पुंलिङ्गम्/नपुंसकलिङ्गम् (सन्दर्भे: तम् = राजपुत्रम्/लक्ष्यं)

• मृगया: by/with hunting
• Type: Noun
• Root: मृगया
• Form: तृतीया-एकवचनम् (करणे), स्त्रीलिङ्गम्

• द्यूत: by/with gambling
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्यूत
• Form: तृतीया-एकवचनम् (करणे), नपुंसकलिङ्गम्

• मद्य: by/with intoxicating drink
• Type: Noun
• Root: मद्य
• Form: तृतीया-एकवचनम् (करणे), नपुंसकलिङ्गम्

• स्त्रीभिः: by/with women
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्त्री
• Form: तृतीया-बहुवचनम् (करणे), स्त्रीलिङ्गम्

• प्रलोभयेत्: should entice/tempt
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-लुभ्
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुषः, एकवचनम्; धातुः: लुभ् (लोभे) उपसर्गः: प्र

• पितरि: against/over (his) father; in the matter of the father
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितृ
• Form: सप्तमी-एकवचनम्, पुंलिङ्गम् (पितृ-शब्दः)

• विक्रम्य: having overstepped/violated (i.e., having acted against)
• Type: Gerund
• Root: वि-क्रम्
• Form: क्त्वान्त (अव्यय), धातुः: क्रम् (गत्यर्थे) उपसर्गः: वि

• राज्यम्: the kingdom/sovereignty
• Type: Noun
• Root: राज्य
• Form: द्वितीया-एकवचनम्, नपुंसकलिङ्गम्

• गृहाण: take/seize
• Type: Verb
• Root: ग्रह्
• Form: लोट् (imperative), परस्मैपदम्, मध्यमपुरुषः, एकवचनम्

• इति: thus (saying)
• Type: Quotative particle
• Root: इति
• Form: अव्ययम् (वाक्य-समाप्ति/उद्धरण-चिह्नः)

Entities Mentioned

• sattrin (court companion/attendant)
• prince
• father/king

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FAQs

Why list hunting, gambling, liquor, and women together?

They are standard ‘addiction’ channels used to compromise judgment, create dependency, and make the heir pliable to conspirators.

What is the governance warning in this verse?

Succession threats often arise from engineered moral/behavioral degradation, not only from open rebellion; prevention requires controlling access and influences.