Sutra 21

Devanagari script

गुप्तपुत्रदारानाकरकर्मान्तेषु वा वासयेत्परेषामास्पदभयात् ॥ कZ_०१.१३.२१ ॥

Transliteration

guptaputradārānākarakarmānteṣu vā vāsayet pareṣām āspadabhayāt

Translation

परेषामास्पदभयात् गुप्तपुत्रदारान् आकरकर्मान्तेषु वा वासयेत्।

Word by Word

• गुप्त: secret, concealed
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गुप्
• Form: विशेषण; पुंलिङ्गे बहुवचन-द्वितीया (पुत्रदारान् इत्यस्य विशेषणम्)

• पुत्रदारान्: sons and wives (family members)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्र; दार
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; बहुवचन; द्वितीया; (पुत्राः च दाराः च) समाहारार्थे/इतरेतर-द्वन्द्वः; कर्मपदम्

• आकरकर्मान्तेषु: in mines and in workshops/industrial establishments
• Type: Noun
• Root: आकर; कर्मान्त
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; बहुवचन; सप्तमी; (आकरेषु च कर्मान्तेषु च) अधिकरणम्

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

• वासयेत्: he should lodge/keep (them)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वस् (वास)
• Form: लोट्/विधिलिङ् (optative) परस्मैपदम्; प्रथमपुरुषः; एकवचनम्; causative sense in usage: ‘cause to dwell/keep lodged’

• परेषाम्: of others (of enemies/outsiders)
• Type: Pronoun/Adjective (used substantively)
• Root: पर
• Form: षष्ठी; बहुवचनम्; ‘others/enemies’ इत्यर्थे

• आस्पदभयात्: from fear of (giving) a foothold/base to others
• Type: Noun
• Root: आस्पद; भय
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग (आस्पद) + नपुंसकलिङ्ग (भय); एकवचन; पञ्चमी; हेतौ/अपादाने

Entities Mentioned

• agents (covert)
• enemies/others
• markets
• workshops
• households (cover identities)

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FAQs

Why are markets and workshops singled out as places to station covert agents?

They are high-contact economic nodes where outsiders can build influence networks, recruit informants, and conceal logistics; embedding agents prevents such footholds.

What is the administrative intent behind ‘sons and wives’ as cover roles?

To normalize presence and access—domestic cover identities reduce suspicion while enabling observation and reporting.