Sutra 53

Devanagari script

तीक्ष्णमुत्साहिनं व्यसनिनं स्थितशत्रुं वा गूढपुरुषाः शस्त्राग्निरसादिभिः साधयेयुः सौकर्यतो वा तेषामन्यतमः ॥ कZ_०९.६.५३ ॥

Transliteration

tīkṣṇam utsāhinaṃ vyasaninaṃ sthitaśatruṃ vā gūḍhapuruṣāḥ śastrāgni-rasādibhiḥ sādhayeyuḥ saukaryato vā teṣām anyatamaḥ.

Translation

ଗୁପ୍ତଚରମାନେ ତୀକ୍ଷ୍ଣ, ଅତ୍ୟନ୍ତ ଉତ୍ସାହୀ, ବ୍ୟସନୀ, କିମ୍ବା ସ୍ଥାୟୀ ଶତ୍ରୁକୁ ଶସ୍ତ୍ର, ଅଗ୍ନି, ବିଷ ଇତ୍ୟାଦି ଦ୍ୱାରା ନିଷ୍କ୍ରିୟ/ନିଧନ କରିବା ଉଚିତ; କିମ୍ବା ସୁବିଧାନୁସାରେ ସେଗୁଡ଼ିକ ମଧ୍ୟରୁ ଯେକୌଣସି ଗୋଟିଏ ଉପାୟରେ।

Word by Word

• तीक्ष्णम्: a fierce/harsh (person)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तीक्ष्ण
• Form: विशेषण; नपुंसकलिङ्ग; एकवचन; द्वितीया (कर्मपद)

• उत्साहिनम्: an energetic/enterprising (person)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उत्साहिन्
• Form: विशेषण; पुल्लिङ्ग; एकवचन; द्वितीया

• व्यसनिनम्: a person given to vices/addictions
• Type: Adjective
• Root: व्यसनिन्
• Form: विशेषण; पुल्लिङ्ग; एकवचन; द्वितीया

• स्थितशत्रुम्: an entrenched/established enemy
• Type: Noun (with participial qualifier)
• Root: शत्रु
• Form: समासः (स्थितः शत्रुः); पुल्लिङ्ग; एकवचन; द्वितीया

• वा: or
• Type: Particle
• Root: वा
• Form: विकल्पार्थक निपात

• गूढपुरुषाः: secret agents/spies
• Type: Noun
• Root: गूढपुरुष
• Form: समासः (गूढाः पुरुषाः); पुल्लिङ्ग; बहुवचन; प्रथमा (कर्तृपद)

• शस्त्राग्निरसादिभिः: by weapons, fire, poison/juices, and the like
• Type: Noun (instrumental plural)
• Root: शस्त्र/अग्नि/रस/आदि
• Form: समाहार/इतरेतर-द्वन्द्वः + ‘आदि’; तृतीया बहुवचन (करण)

• साधयेयुः: should accomplish/bring about (i.e., neutralize)
• Type: Verb
• Root: साध्
• Form: लिङ् (विधिलिङ्); परस्मैपदम्; प्रथमपुरुष; बहुवचन; धातुः साध् (साधने)

• सौकर्यतः: according to convenience/ease
• Type: Adverb (ablatival)
• Root: सौकर्य
• Form: पञ्चमी एकवचन; हेतौ/कारणे अव्ययीभाववत् प्रयोगः

• वा: or
• Type: Particle
• Root: वा
• Form: विकल्पार्थक निपात

• तेषाम्: of them/of those (means)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: षष्ठी बहुवचन (सम्बन्ध)

• अन्यतमः: any one (of them)
• Type: Pronoun/Adjective
• Root: अन्यतम
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग; एकवचन; प्रथमा

Entities Mentioned

• gūḍhapuruṣa (covert agent)
• sthitaśatru (persistent enemy)

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FAQs

Who is the intended operator in this sūtra and what is their mandate?

The gūḍhapuruṣa (covert agent) is tasked with neutralizing high-risk enemies using clandestine means such as weapons, arson, or poison, chosen by feasibility.

What criteria define the target profile here?

Targets include the ruthless, the highly energetic (hard to deter), the vice-addicted (vulnerable yet dangerous), and the persistent enemy who remains hostile over time.