Sutra 42
Devanagari script
कृतोपजापो दूष्यव्यञ्जनैर्निष्पत्य गूढसैन्योऽभिहन्यात् ॥ कZ_१२.५.४२ ॥
Transliteration
kṛtopajāpo dūṣyavyañjanair niṣpatya gūḍhasainyo 'bhihanyāt
Translation
कृतोपजापः दूष्यव्यञ्जनैः निष्पत्य गूढसैन्यः अभिहन्यात्।
Word by Word
कृतोपजापःone who has carried out secret subornation (corrupting persuasion)
कृतोपजापः:
TypeNoun (agent noun)
Rootकृ; उप+जप्
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-एकवचन; कृत (ppp of √कृ) + उपजाप (m.) → ‘one who has done/arranged उपजाप’
दूष्यव्यञ्जनैःby/with contaminating agents and admixtures (e.g., food/condiments used for tainting)
दूष्यव्यञ्जनैः:
TypeNoun
Rootदूष्य; व्यञ्जन
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-बहुवचन; ‘with दूष्य and व्यञ्जन (means/materials)’
निष्पत्यhaving proceeded/come out (to act)
निष्पत्य:
TypeVerb (absolutive)
Rootनि+√पत्
Formक्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund) of √पत् with उपसर्ग नि-; ‘having gone forth/issued out, having proceeded’
गूढसैन्यः(being) one with concealed troops / having a hidden force
गूढसैन्यः:
TypeNoun (bahuvrīhi adjective used substantively)
Rootगूढ; सेना
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-एकवचन; ‘he whose सेना is concealed’
अभिहन्यात्should strike down / attack (him)
अभिहन्यात्:
TypeVerb
Rootअभि+√हन्
Formविधिलिङ् (optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; ‘he should strike/kill/attack’
Entities Mentioned
S
suborned insidersH
hidden troopsE
enemy garrison/targetFAQs
First secure internal cooperation (upajāpa), then use disguise/misdirection to create access or confusion, then apply concealed force for decisive impact.