Sutra 4

Devanagari script

अन्तर्धानमन्त्रेण जाग्रतामारक्षिणां मध्येन माणवानतिक्रामयेयुः ॥ कZ_०४.५.०४ ॥

Transliteration

antardhānamantreṇa jāgratām ārakṣiṇāṃ madhyena māṇavān atikrāmayeyuḥ

Translation

‘ଅନ୍ତର୍ଧାନ (ଅଦୃଶ୍ୟ) କୌଶଳ’ରେ ସଚେତନ ପହରାଦାରମାନଙ୍କ ମଧ୍ୟଦେଇ ନିଜ ଯୁବ ଏଜେଣ୍ଟମାନଙ୍କୁ ପାର କରାଇବେ।

Word by Word

• अन्तर्धानमन्त्रेण: by means of an ‘invisibility/secret-disappearance’ spell/stratagem
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्तर्धानमन्त्र
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; तृतीया-एकवचन

• जाग्रताम्: of the vigilant (guards)
• Type: Participle
• Root: जाग्रत्
• Form: वर्तमानकृदन्त (शतृ); पुंलिङ्ग; षष्ठी-बहुवचन (जाग्रताम् = of those who are awake/vigilant)

• आरक्षिणाम्: of the guards/watchmen
• Type: Noun
• Root: आ-रक्षिन्
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; षष्ठी-बहुवचन

• मध्येन: through the middle; in between
• Type: Noun
• Root: मध्य
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; तृतीया-एकवचन (करण/अधिकरणार्थे)

• माणवान्: young men; youths (persons to be moved/led)
• Type: Noun
• Root: माणव
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-बहुवचन

• अतिक्रामयेयुः: they should cause (them) to pass beyond / get (them) across
• Type: Verb
• Root: अति-क्रम् (णिच्)
• Form: लिङ् (विधिलिङ्); परस्मैपदम्; प्रथमपुरुष; बहुवचन; णिच्-प्रयोगः (causative)

Entities Mentioned

• guards (ārakṣi)
• māṇava (young agents)

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FAQs

What does the mention of 'māṇavān' suggest about recruitment for such crimes?

It implies the use of younger, more agile operatives for high-risk infiltration tasks, indicating organized division of labor.