Arthashastra — Adhyakshaprachara, Sutra 55
Devanagari script
शङ्काजननं निर्भर्त्सनं च भेदः ॥ कZ_०२.१०.५५ ॥
Transliteration
śaṅkājananaṃ nirbhartsanaṃ ca bhedaḥ
Translation
சந்தேகம் உருவாக்குதல் மற்றும் கண்டித்தல்—இதுவே ‘பேதம்’ (பிளவு) ஆகும்.
Word by Word
शङ्का-जननम्the creation of suspicion (arousing doubt)
शङ्का-जननम्:
TypeNoun
Root√जन् (जनने)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचन; समासः—शङ्कायाः जननम् (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)
निर्भर्त्सनम्rebuke; intimidation; harsh reprimand
निर्भर्त्सनम्:
TypeNoun
Root√भर्त्स् (भर्त्सने)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचन; कृदन्त-भाववाचक (ल्युट्)
चand
च:
TypeParticle
Root—
Formअव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक
भेदःdissension; division (the policy of sowing discord)
भेदः:
TypeNoun
Root√भिद् (भेदने)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचन; भाववाचक/क्रियाफलवाचक
FAQs
Suspicion weakens internal trust, while reprimand raises immediate pressure—together they destabilize cohesion and make the target more pliable.