Arthashastra — Kantakashodhana, Sutra 9

Devanagari script

अनुप्रविष्टा वैकत्र ग्राहयेयुः ॥ कZ_०४.५.०९ ॥

Transliteration

anupraviṣṭā vaikatra grāhayeyuḥ

Translation

ଅନୁପ୍ରବେଶ କରି ସାରିଲେ ସେମାନଙ୍କୁ ଏକେ ସ୍ଥାନରେ (ସମନ୍ୱିତ ଧରପକଡ଼ରେ) ଧରାଇବା ଉଚିତ।

Word by Word

• अनुप्रविष्टाः: having entered (after/along; infiltrated)
• Type: Verb (participial)
• Root: अनु-प्र-√विश्
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त, past passive participle); प्रथमा बहुवचनम्; पुंलिङ्ग (सामान्यतः कर्तृवाच्ये ‘प्रविष्टाः’ = ‘entered’); उपसर्गाः: अनु-, प्र-

• वा: or
• Type: Particle
• Root: वा
• Form: निपात; विकल्पार्थक (or)

• एकत्र: in one place; together
• Type: Adverb
• Root: एकत्र
• Form: अव्यय; देश/समवायवाचक (in one place/together)

• ग्राहयेयुः: they should cause (them) to be seized/apprehended; they should have (them) arrested
• Type: Verb
• Root: √ग्रह् (गृह्णाति)
• Form: णिच्-प्रत्यय (causative) ‘ग्राहयति’ = ‘causes to seize/apprehend’; विधिलिङ् (optative); परस्मैपदम्; प्रथमपुरुषः; बहुवचनम्

Entities Mentioned

• infiltrators/undercover agents (implied)
• thieves (implied)

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FAQs

What is the tactical advantage of seizing suspects 'in one place'?

It prevents warning signals, reduces flight, and enables simultaneous capture of multiple members and evidence in a controlled sweep.