Sutra 6

Devanagari script

ते ह्यस्य मर्मज्ञभयान्नापराध्यन्ति इति ॥ कZ_०१.८.०६ ॥

Transliteration

te hy asya marmajñabhayān nāparādhyanti iti

Translation

Sapagkat sila, sa takot na alam niya ang kanilang mga kahinaan (mga lihim), ay hindi mangangahas na magkasala (lumabag) laban sa kanya—ganyan ang sinasabi.

Word by Word

• ते: they / those (persons)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: sarvanāma; prathamā-vibhakti; bahuvacana; puṃliṅgaḥ (contextually ‘they/those men’)

• हि: indeed / for
• Type: Particle
• Root: हि
• Form: nipāta; emphasis/causal connector

• अस्य: of him / of this (person)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम्
• Form: sarvanāma; ṣaṣṭhī-vibhakti; ekavacana; puṃliṅga/napuṃsaka (genitive ‘of him/this’)

• मर्मज्ञभयात्: from fear of the knower of vital points/secrets
• Type: Noun
• Root: भय
• Form: napuṃsakaliṅgaḥ; pañcamī-vibhakti; ekavacana; hetau/apādāne (‘from fear of…’)

• न: not
• Type: Negation
• Root: न
• Form: niṣedha-nipāta

• अपराध्यन्ति: they commit an offence / they transgress
• Type: Verb
• Root: अपराध्
• Form: laṭ-lakāraḥ; prathama-puruṣaḥ; bahuvacana; parasmaipada; vartamāna-kālaḥ

• इति: thus
• Type: Quotative particle
• Root: इति
• Form: iti-śabdaḥ; vākyānta-quotative

Entities Mentioned

• ruler
• ministers/associates (implied)

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FAQs

What is 'marma-jña-bhaya' as a governance mechanism here?

It is deterrence produced by informational asymmetry: subordinates refrain from wrongdoing because the ruler knows compromising details about them.