Sutra 11
Devanagari script
मातुः परिजनोपग्रहेण वा चेष्टेत ॥ कZ_०१.१८.११ ॥
Transliteration
mātuḥ parijanopagraheṇa vā ceṣṭeta
Translation
அவன் அரசமாதாவின் பரிவாரத்தை ஆதாரமாகக் கொண்டு, அல்லது அவர்களின் ஒத்துழைப்பை உறுதி செய்து, செயல்பட வேண்டும்।
Word by Word
मातुःof the mother
मातुः:
TypeNoun
Rootमातृ
Formषष्ठी-एकवचनम्, स्त्रीलिङ्ग, मातृ-शब्द (पितृ-प्रत्ययान्त)
परिजनretinue; attendants; household people
परिजन:
TypeNoun
Rootपरिजन
Formप्रथमा-एकवचनम् (समासपूर्वपदम्), पुंलिङ्ग/समूहवाचकः
उपग्रहेणby taking control; by seizing/appropriating
उपग्रहेण:
TypeNoun
Rootउपग्रह
Formतृतीया-एकवचनम्, पुंलिङ्ग
वाor
वा:
TypeParticle
Rootवा
Formविकल्पार्थक-अव्ययम्
चेष्टेतshould act; should make efforts
चेष्टेत:
TypeVerb
Rootचेष्ट्
Formलिङ् (विधिलिङ्), आत्मनेपदम्, प्रथमपुरुषः, एकवचनम्
Entities Mentioned
Q
queen-mother (mātṛ)H
household retainers (parijana)FAQs
Because it is an insider network with access, credibility, and leverage inside the palace—useful for persuasion, extraction, or containment without open force.
Instrumentalizing or securing control over a key faction (the mother’s retainers) to execute a sensitive security objective.