Sutra 42

Devanagari script

उत्साहशक्तिमतो वा प्रेषयेत् अमुष्य राज्यं गृहाण यथास्थितो नः संधिः इति ॥ कZ_०९.६.४२ ॥

Transliteration

utsāhaśaktimato vā preṣayet amuṣya rājyaṃ gṛhāṇa yathāsthito naḥ saṃdhiḥ iti

Translation

Atau dia hendaklah menghantar seseorang yang mempunyai inisiatif dan keupayaan (dengan pesan): “Rampas kerajaan orang itu; perjanjian kita kekal seperti sedia ada.”

Word by Word

• उत्साह-शक्तिमतः: of one who possesses enterprise and capability (energy and power)
• Type: Noun (compound adjective)
• Root: उत्साह, शक्ति
• Form: षष्ठी-एकवचन; पुंलिङ्ग; विशेष्य-सम्बन्धे (अमुष्य इत्यस्य विशेषणम्)

• वा: or
• Type: Particle
• Root: वा
• Form: विकल्पार्थक-अव्यय

• प्रेषयेत्: should send (a message/agent)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-इष् (प्रेषणे)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; कर्ता (राजा/अमात्यः)

• अमुष्य: of that (other person/king)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अदस् (सर्वनाम)
• Form: षष्ठी-एकवचन; पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग-प्रयोगः (सन्दर्भे शत्रोः/परस्य)

• राज्यम्: the kingdom
• Type: Noun
• Root: राज्य
• Form: द्वितीया-एकवचन; नपुंसकलिङ्ग; कर्म

• गृहाण: take; accept; seize
• Type: Verb
• Root: ग्रह् (ग्रहणे)
• Form: लोट् (imperative), परस्मैपदम्, मध्यम-पुरुष, एकवचन

• यथा-स्थितः: remaining as you are / without altering the existing arrangement
• Type: Adjective (with indeclinable)
• Root: यथा, स्था (स्थित)
• Form: प्रथमा-एकवचन; पुंलिङ्ग; विशेषणम् (त्वम्/सः इत्यस्य)

• नः: our
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम)
• Form: षष्ठी-बहुवचन; ‘our’

• सन्धिः: peace; treaty; alliance (agreement)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सन्धि
• Form: प्रथमा-एकवचन; पुंलिङ्ग; वाक्ये विधेय-पदम्

• इति: thus (so saying)
• Type: Quotative particle
• Root: इति
• Form: उद्धरण-समाप्त्यर्थक-अव्यय

Entities Mentioned

• capable emissary/operative
• target king/state
• treaty (saṃdhi)

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FAQs

How can seizing a kingdom coexist with ‘the treaty remains unchanged’?

The message reframes the act as not violating formal terms—either by using proxies, redefining the counterpart, or exploiting ambiguity to preserve diplomatic cover.

Why emphasize ‘utsāha’ and ‘śakti’ in the chosen emissary?

Such missions require autonomous judgment (initiative) and execution capacity (power/resources) because conditions shift rapidly and deniability limits overt support.