Sutra 1

Devanagari script

चतुर्थ्यां मन्त्रिभिः सम्बन्धिभिर्दौवारिकैश्च प्रासपाणिभिः ॥ कZ_०१.२१.०१ ॥

Transliteration

caturthyāṃ mantribhiḥ sambandhibhirdauvārikaiśca prāsapāṇibhiḥ

Translation

चतुर्थ्यां रक्षापङ्क्तौ मन्त्रिभिः सम्बन्धिभिर्दौवारिकैश्च प्रासपाणिभिः च विन्यसेत्।

Word by Word

• चतुर्थ्याम्: in the fourth (stage/position/compartment)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चतुर्थी
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; एकवचन; सप्तमी (अधिकरणे)

• मन्त्रिभिः: by/with ministers
• Type: Noun
• Root: मन्त्रिन्
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; बहुवचन; तृतीया (करण/सह)

• सम्बन्धिभिः: by/with relatives/associates
• Type: Noun
• Root: सम्बन्धिन्
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; बहुवचन; तृतीया (करण/सह)

• दौवारिकैः: by/with doorkeepers
• Type: Noun
• Root: दौवारिक
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; बहुवचन; तृतीया (करण/सह)

• च: and
• Type: Particle
• Root: च
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय

• प्रासपाणिभिः: by/with spear-in-hand guards
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रासपाणि
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; बहुवचन; तृतीया (करण/सह)

Entities Mentioned

• ministers
• relations/associates
• gatekeepers
• armed guards

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FAQs

Why are both ‘trusted elites’ and armed guards mentioned together?

Kauṭilya designs layered security: loyalty-based screening (ministers/kin) plus coercive capacity (armed guards) to deter and stop threats.