Sutra 42
Devanagari script
कृतोपजापो दूष्यव्यञ्जनैर्निष्पत्य गूढसैन्योऽभिहन्यात् ॥ कZ_१२.५.४२ ॥
Transliteration
kṛtopajāpo dūṣyavyañjanair niṣpatya gūḍhasainyo 'bhihanyāt
Translation
Matapos ayusin ang panunuhol/lihim na panghihikayat, at saka sumulpot sa mapanlinlang na anyo, dapat siyang umatake gamit ang mga hukbong nakatago.
Word by Word
कृतोपजापःone who has carried out secret subornation (corrupting persuasion)
कृतोपजापः:
TypeNoun (agent noun)
Rootकृ; उप+जप्
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-एकवचन; कृत (ppp of √कृ) + उपजाप (m.) → ‘one who has done/arranged उपजाप’
दूष्यव्यञ्जनैःby/with contaminating agents and admixtures (e.g., food/condiments used for tainting)
दूष्यव्यञ्जनैः:
TypeNoun
Rootदूष्य; व्यञ्जन
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-बहुवचन; ‘with दूष्य and व्यञ्जन (means/materials)’
निष्पत्यhaving proceeded/come out (to act)
निष्पत्य:
TypeVerb (absolutive)
Rootनि+√पत्
Formक्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund) of √पत् with उपसर्ग नि-; ‘having gone forth/issued out, having proceeded’
गूढसैन्यः(being) one with concealed troops / having a hidden force
गूढसैन्यः:
TypeNoun (bahuvrīhi adjective used substantively)
Rootगूढ; सेना
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-एकवचन; ‘he whose सेना is concealed’
अभिहन्यात्should strike down / attack (him)
अभिहन्यात्:
TypeVerb
Rootअभि+√हन्
Formविधिलिङ् (optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; ‘he should strike/kill/attack’
Entities Mentioned
S
suborned insidersH
hidden troopsE
enemy garrison/targetFAQs
First secure internal cooperation (upajāpa), then use disguise/misdirection to create access or confusion, then apply concealed force for decisive impact.