Sutra 12
Devanagari script
उपरोधहेतवो दण्डोपनतवृत्ते व्याख्याताः ॥ कZ_१२.५.१२ ॥
Transliteration
uparodhahetavo daṇḍopanatavṛtte vyākhyātāḥ
Translation
उपरोधहेतवः दण्डोपनतवृत्ते व्याख्याताः।
Word by Word
उपरोध-हेतवःthe causes/means of blockade (siege/encirclement)
उपरोध-हेतवः:
TypeNoun
Rootहेतु
Formपुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-बहुवचन; समासपद (उपरोधस्य हेतवः)
दण्ड-उपनत-वृत्तेin the section/topic dealing with conduct brought under control by punishment (coercive policy)
दण्ड-उपनत-वृत्ते:
TypeNoun (locative phrase)
Rootवृत्त
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग; सप्तमी-एकवचन; अधिकरण (यत्र/यस्मिन्) — ‘दण्डोपनतवृत्त’ इति बहुव्रीहिः, तस्मिन् (अधिकरणे)
व्याख्याताःhave been explained / were explained
व्याख्याताः:
TypeVerb (past passive participle used predicatively)
Rootवि-आ-ख्या
Formकृदन्त (क्त); पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-बहुवचन; कर्मणि-प्रयोगार्थः — ‘(ते) व्याख्याताः’ = explained
Entities Mentioned
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uparodha (blockade)D
daṇḍa (coercive force)FAQs
It links siege/blockade practice to a broader doctrine of coercion, indicating that blockade is a specialized application of daṇḍa-based governance.