Sutra 36

Devanagari script

यः कोपं कर्तुं शमयितुं वा शक्तस्तत्रोपजापः कार्यः ॥ कZ_०९.३.३६ ॥

Transliteration

yaḥ kopaṃ kartuṃ śamayituṃ vā śaktas tatropajāpaḥ kāryaḥ

Translation

Где бы ни был тот, кто способен вызвать гнев или успокоить его, там следует применять подстрекательство/шепотное убеждение (upajāpa).

Word by Word

• यः: who (he who)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद्
• Form: सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक; पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-एकवचन

• कोपम्: anger, wrath
• Type: Noun
• Root: कोप
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-एकवचन

• कर्तुम्: to cause/make (to arouse)
• Type: Verb (Infinitive)
• Root: कृ
• Form: तुमुन्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय-रूप (infinitive)

• शमयितुम्: to pacify, to quell
• Type: Verb (Infinitive)
• Root: शम् (शमयति)
• Form: णिच्-प्रयोग (causative) + तुमुन्-प्रत्यय (infinitive)

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

• शक्तः: able, capable
• Type: Adjective (past passive participle used adjectivally)
• Root: शक्त
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-एकवचन; ‘समर्थः/क्षमः’ अर्थे

• तत्र: there; in that situation
• Type: Adverb
• Root: तत्र
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय

• उपजापः: secret persuasion/inducement; covert instigation
• Type: Noun
• Root: उपजाप
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-एकवचन

• कार्यः: should be done; is to be employed
• Type: Adjective (gerundive)
• Root: कृ (कार्य)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-एकवचन; विधिलिङ्गार्थक-भाव: ‘कर्तव्यः’

Entities Mentioned

• upajāpa (insinuating inducement)

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FAQs

Who is the primary target according to this sutra?

Not the entire crowd, but the ‘emotion broker’—the person who can ignite or cool anger in others (a gatekeeper of sentiment).

What is the niti principle here?

Target leverage nodes: influence the influencer to move the group.