Sutra 8

Devanagari script

तेषामपि मर्मज्ञभयात्कृताकृतान्यनुवर्तेत ॥ कZ_०१.८.०८ ॥

Transliteration

teṣām api marmajñabhayāt kṛtākṛtāny anuvarteta

Translation

त्यांच्याबाबतीतही, ते त्याचे मर्म/दुर्बलता जाणतात या भीतीने, त्यांचे केलेले व न केलेले (कर्म व अकर्म) यानुसार त्याला चालावे लागेल।

Word by Word

• तेषाम्: of them / among them
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: षष्ठी-बहुवचनम् (Genitive plural), पुं/नपुं (contextual)

• अपि: even; also
• Type: Particle
• Root: अपि
• Form: निपात (indeclinable), समुच्चय/अपि-अर्थे

• मर्मज्ञ-भयात्: from fear of a knower of secrets/weak points
• Type: Noun (compound)
• Root: मर्मज्ञ (मर्म + ज्ञ) ; भय
• Form: पञ्चमी-एकवचनम् (Ablative singular) of compound; head = भय (नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग usage), ‘मर्मज्ञस्य भयम्’

• कृत-अकृतानि: things done and not done; performed and unperformed acts
• Type: Adjective/Noun (compound)
• Root: कृत (√कृ) ; अकृत (a- + कृत)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-बहुवचनम्; ‘done and not-done (acts/things)’

• अनुवर्तेत: should follow; should comply with; should go along with
• Type: Verb
• Root: अनु√वृत्
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), आत्मनेपदम्, प्रथमपुरुष-एकवचनम्; परस्मैपद-सम्भाव्य अर्थ: ‘should follow/comply’

Entities Mentioned

• ruler
• ministers/inner circle (implied)

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FAQs

How does this verse invert the control logic of verse 1.8.06?

If ministers know the ruler’s vulnerabilities, deterrence runs both ways; the ruler becomes constrained and may tolerate misconduct or negligence.