Vinayaadhikaarika Adhyaya 17 Sutra 39 - Arthashastra | Tamil | Vedapath

Kautilya

Sutra 39

Devanagari script

पितरि विक्रमबुद्धिं तथा इत्यनुप्रविश्य भेदयेयुः अप्रार्थनीयो राजा विपन्ने घातः सम्पन्ने नरकपातः संक्रोशः प्रजाभिरेकलोष्टवधश्च इति ॥ कZ_०१.१७.३९ ॥

Transliteration

pitari vikramabuddhiṃ tathā ityanupraviśya bhedayeyuḥ aprārthanīyo rājā vipanne ghātaḥ sampanne narakapātaḥ saṃkrośaḥ prajābhirekaloṣṭavadhaśca iti

Translation

தந்தையிடம் நுழைந்து ‘இவன் அவசர/அதிகத் துணிச்சல் கொண்ட தீர்மானப் புத்தியுடையவன்’ என்று சொல்லி பிளவை ஏற்படுத்த வேண்டும்; மேலும்—‘இந்த அரசன் விரும்பத்தகாதவன்: தோல்வியுற்றால் கொலை; வென்றால் நரக வீழ்ச்சி; மக்களிடையே கூச்சல்/கலக்கம்; மக்கள் கல்லெறிந்து கொல்வதும்கூட’ என்று பரப்ப வேண்டும்।

Word by Word

पितरिin/with regard to the father

विक्रम-बुद्धिम्a bold/enterprising intention (lit. ‘valour-intelligence’)

तथाthus; likewise

इति‘thus’; marking quoted speech/thought

अनुप्रविश्यhaving entered (after/along with)

भेदयेयुःthey should cause a split; they should sow dissension

अप्रार्थनीयःnot to be petitioned/solicited

राजाthe king

विपन्नेwhen it has failed; in case of ruin

घातःkilling; destruction

सम्पन्नेwhen it has succeeded; in case of success

नरक-पातःa fall into hell

संक्रोशःoutcry; clamour

प्रजाभिःby the subjects; by the people

एक-लोष्ट-वधःkilling with a single clod (stoning/lynching)

चand

इतिthus (end of quotation)

Entities Mentioned

father (pitṛ)

king

subjects (prajā)

intriguers/agents (implied)

FAQs

What technique is described by 'anupraviśya bhedayeyuḥ'?

Infiltration followed by deliberate factionalization—classic court subversion: get close to a key decision-maker and then split loyalties through insinuation.

Why invoke both 'ghāta' and 'narakapāta'?

To apply a dual pressure frame: pragmatic fear (violence/instability) and moral-religious fear (sin/hell), widening persuasion across audiences.