Arthashastra — Adhyakshaprachara, Sutra 9
Devanagari script
अपसर्पाधिष्ठितंच प्रचारम् ॥ कZ_०२.७.०९ ॥
Transliteration
apasarpādhiṣṭhitaṃ ca pracāram.
Translation
စစ်ဆေးလှည့်လည်မှု/လှုပ်ရှားမှုလမ်းကြောင်း (pracāra) ကို လျှို့ဝှက်စောင့်ကြည့်သူ/တန်ပြန်အေးဂျင့် (apasarpa) များက ကြီးကြပ်ရမည်။
Word by Word
अपसर्पa covert agent / one who moves away stealthily
अपसर्प:
TypeNoun (agent noun)
Rootअपसृप् (अप + सृप्)
Formपुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचन (सन्दर्भानुसार); कर्तृवाचक-प्रातिपदिक (अपसर्प = one who withdraws/keeps away)
अधिष्ठितम्directed, supervised, placed in charge
अधिष्ठितम्:
TypeParticiple (verbal adjective)
Rootअधि + स्था
Formकृदन्त; भूतकृदन्त (क्त); नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया एकवचन; ‘प्रचारम्’ इति पदं विशेषयति
चand
च:
TypeParticle
Rootच
Formसमुच्चयार्थक अव्यय
प्रचारम्movement/operations; (here) intelligence activity/mission
प्रचारम्:
TypeNoun (action noun)
Rootप्र + चर्
Formपुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया एकवचन; कर्मपद (what is to be carried out)
Entities Mentioned
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apasarpa (covert watcher)FAQs
It prevents inspectors and traveling officials from falsifying field reports or colluding locally by adding independent, discreet verification.