Sutra 8
Devanagari script
अथोभयवेतना भूयो भेदमेषां कुर्युः एवं तद् यदस्माभिर्दर्शितमिति ॥ कZ_०७.१४.०८ ॥
Transliteration
athobhayavetanā bhūyo bhedam eṣāṃ kuryuḥ evaṃ tad yad asmābhir darśitam iti
Translation
پھر دونوں طرف سے تنخواہ پانے والے (دوہری تنخواہ والے کارندے) ان کے درمیان پھوٹ کو مزید بڑھائیں؛ یہی بات ہم نے بیان کی ہے۔
Word by Word
अथthen; now; further
अथ:
TypeParticle
Formअव्यय; अनुक्रम/प्रसङ्ग-आरम्भार्थक (then/now)
उभय-वेतनाःthose who receive pay from both sides (double-paid agents)
उभय-वेतनाः:
TypeNoun
Rootवेतन
Formपुंलिङ्ग/स्त्रीलिङ्ग? (प्रयोगतः बहुवचन-प्रथमा); ‘उभयवेतन’ = द्विपक्ष-वेतन-भाजः (those who take pay from both sides)
भूयःagain; further; more
भूयः:
TypeAdverb
Formअव्यय; पुनरर्थे/अधिक्ये (again; further; more)
भेदम्dissension; division; a split
भेदम्:
TypeNoun
Rootभिद्
Formपुंलिङ्ग; एकवचन; द्वितीया; कर्मपद
एषाम्of these; among them
एषाम्:
TypePronoun
Rootइदम्
Formषष्ठी-बहुवचन (genitive plural)
कुर्युःthey should do; they should cause/make
कुर्युः:
TypeVerb
Rootकृ
Formलिङ् (विधिलिङ्/optative); परस्मैपद; प्रथमपुरुष; बहुवचन
एवम्thus; in this way
एवम्:
TypeAdverb
Formअव्यय; प्रकारार्थे (thus; in this manner)
तत्that; this (as just stated)
तत्:
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग; एकवचन; प्रथमा/द्वितीया (here: prathama as ‘that (is)’)
यत्which; what
यत्:
TypePronoun (relative)
Rootयद्
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग; एकवचन; प्रथमा/द्वितीया; सम्बन्धसूचक (correlative with तत्)
अस्माभिःby us
अस्माभिः:
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
Formतृतीया-बहुवचन (instrumental plural)
दर्शितम्shown; demonstrated; explained
दर्शितम्:
TypeVerb (participle)
Rootदृश्
Formकृत-प्रत्ययान्त (क्त); भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त; नपुंसकलिङ्ग; एकवचन; प्रथमा (predicate adjective with तत्)
इतिthus; ‘so’ (end-quote marker)
इति:
TypeQuotative particle
Formअव्यय; वाक्य-समाप्ति/उद्धरणार्थक
Entities Mentioned
U
ubhaya-vetanāḥ (double-paid agents)FAQs
Use double-paid agents to amplify internal divisions in the target group.
A fragmented adversary coalition is easier to manage than a unified one; covert division reduces the need for open confrontation.