Sutra 24
Devanagari script
अतिदुर्गप्रतिष्टब्धं वा सामन्ताटविकतत्कुलीनापरुद्धानामन्यतमेनावग्राहयेत् ॥ कZ_०९.३.२४ ॥
Transliteration
atidurgapratiṣṭabdhaṃ vā sāmantāṭavikatatkulīnāparuddhānām anyatamenāvagrāhayet
Translation
O, kung ang (kaaway na elemento) ay nakapuwesto nang matibay sa isang napakalakas na kuta, dapat niya itong pigilan sa pamamagitan ng alinman sa mga ito: mga kalapit na piyudal na pinuno (sāmanta), mga pangkat sa kagubatan (āṭavika), mga kapareho ng angkan/klan (tatkulīna), o mga taong nakakulong/hostage (aparuddha).
Word by Word
अतिदुर्गप्रतिष्टब्धम्strongly secured by an extremely strong fort / very strongly fortified
अतिदुर्गप्रतिष्टब्धम्:
TypeAdjective (Past Passive Participle used adjectivally)
Rootप्रति-√स्तभ् (स्तम्भ्)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, एकवचन, प्रथमा/द्वितीया; PPP (क्त) ‘प्रतिष्टब्ध’ with upasarga ‘प्रति-’; compounded with ‘अति-दुर्ग’
वाor
वा:
TypeParticle
Rootवा
Formविकल्पार्थक अव्यय (disjunctive ‘or’)
सामन्त(of) feudatory/border chiefs
सामन्त:
TypeNoun
Rootसामन्त
Formपुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी बहुवचन (as first member in a genitive compound-chain)
आटविक(of) forest-tribes/forest chiefs
आटविक:
TypeNoun/Adjective (used as noun)
Rootआटविक
Formपुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी बहुवचन (continuing the genitive chain)
तत्कुलीन(of) their own kinsmen/men of their house
तत्कुलीन:
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Rootतत् + कुलीन
Formपुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी बहुवचन; ‘तत्’ (their) + ‘कुलीन’ (of the same lineage/house)
अपरुद्धानाम्of those who are blocked/besieged/confined
अपरुद्धानाम्:
TypeNoun (Past Passive Participle used substantively)
Rootअप-√रुध्
Formपुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी बहुवचन; PPP (क्त) ‘अपरुद्ध’ = restrained/blocked/besieged/confined
अन्यतमेनby one (of them), by any one
अन्यतमेन:
TypePronoun/Adjective (used substantively)
Rootअन्यतम
Formपुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया एकवचन; instrumental ‘by one of (them)’
अवग्राहयेत्should cause to be seized/secured; should bring under control
अवग्राहयेत्:
TypeVerb
Rootअव-√ग्रह् (ग्रह)
Formकारक: परस्मैपदी; विधिलिङ्/आज्ञार्थे (optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; causative (णिच्) ‘अवग्राहयति’ = cause to seize/hold down, bring under control
Entities Mentioned
S
sāmantaĀ
āṭavikaT
tatkulīnaA
aparuddha (hostage/detained person)FAQs
Kinship networks can apply reputational and relational pressure where direct coercion is costly or ineffective.