Sutra 41
Devanagari script
योगगूढोपजापार्थं तूष्णीं युद्धस्य लक्षणम् ॥ कZ_०७.६.४१च्द् ॥
Transliteration
yogagūḍhopajāpārthaṃ tūṣṇīṃ yuddhasya lakṣaṇam
Translation
योगगूढोपजापार्थं युद्धस्य लक्षणं तूष्णीं कर्म ॥
Word by Word
योगगूढोपजापार्थम्for the purpose of covertly planted instigation (secret subversion)
योगगूढोपजापार्थम्:
TypeNoun (compound)
Rootअर्थ (प्रयोजन) / उपजा (उप+जन्) / गूढ (गुह्) / योग
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, एकवचन, द्वितीया; समासः—योग-गूढ-उपजा-अप-अर्थम् (उपजापार्थम् = उपजायाः अपार्थम्/अर्थम्; here ‘for the purpose of secret instigation by agents’)
तूष्णीम्silently; without announcement
तूष्णीम्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतूष्णीम् (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; क्रियाविशेषणम्—‘मौनम्/निःशब्दम्’
युद्धस्यof war
युद्धस्य:
TypeNoun
Rootयुध्
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग (युद्ध-), एकवचन, षष्ठी
लक्षणम्the characteristic/mark (is)
लक्षणम्:
TypeNoun
Rootलक्ष्
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, एकवचन, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (here predicate nominative)
Entities Mentioned
V
vijigīṣu (implied conqueror-king)E
enemy polity (implied)FAQs
That effective war often includes undeclared, quiet measures—covert operations and clandestine inducements—rather than only open battle.
To preserve deniability, avoid premature mobilization by the adversary, and secure outcomes through hidden influence before escalation.