Sutra 21
दूष्यमहामात्रमटवीं परग्रामं वा हन्तुं कान्तारव्यवहिते वा देशे राष्ट्रपालमन्तपालं वा स्थापयितुं नागरस्थानं वा कुपितमवग्राहितुं सार्थातिवाह्यं प्रत्यन्ते वा सप्रत्यादेयमादातुं फल्गुबलं तीक्ष्णयुक्तं प्रेषयेत् ॥ कZ_०५.१.२१ ॥
dūṣyamahāmātram aṭavīṃ paragrāmaṃ vā hantuṃ kāntāravyavahite vā deśe rāṣṭrapālam antapālaṃ vā sthāpayituṃ nāgarasthānaṃ vā kupitam avagrāhituṃ sārthātivāhyaṃ pratyante vā sapratyādeyam ādātuṃ phalgubalaṃ tīkṣṇayuktaṃ preṣayet.
To kill a treacherous high officer—whether while attacking a forest-tract or an enemy village, or while installing a provincial governor or frontier-warden in a remote, wilderness-separated region, or while pacifying an enraged city-quarter, or while seizing recoverable dues from a frontier caravan-route—the king should dispatch a small force reinforced with ‘sharp’ agents.
FAQs
It provides legitimate movement orders and operational cover, reduces suspicion, and ensures the target is exposed in controlled environments (remote routes, disturbed zones, frontier posts).
A light unit is easier to conceal and maneuver, while specialized agents execute decisive action without requiring large mobilization that would signal intent.