Sutra 20
Devanagari script
तस्माद्बाह्येषूपजपत्सु भेददण्डौ प्रयुञ्जीत ॥ कZ_०९.५.२० ॥
Transliteration
tasmād bāhyeṣu upajapatsu bhedadaṇḍau prayuñjīta
Translation
Vì vậy, khi người ngoài đang tiến hành xúi giục, nên dùng biện pháp chia rẽ và trừng phạt.
Word by Word
तस्मात्therefore; from that (reason)
तस्मात्:
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
Formसर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक; पञ्चमी एकवचन; नपुंसकलिङ्ग (ablative singular: 'from that/therefore')
बाह्येषुamong outsiders; in external parties
बाह्येषु:
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Rootबाह्य
Formविशेषण; सप्तमी बहुवचन; पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग (locative plural: 'among outsiders/external persons')
उपजपत्सुamong those who engage in secret whispering/instigation
उपजपत्सु:
TypeNoun (agent noun/participle used as noun)
Rootउपजप्
Formवर्तमानकृदन्त (शतृ/शानच्-प्रत्ययार्थक); सप्तमी बहुवचन; पुंलिङ्ग (locative plural: 'in/among those who whisper/secretly confer')
भेददण्डौdissension (divide-and-split) and punishment/force
भेददण्डौ:
TypeNoun (compound)
Rootभेद + दण्ड
Formसमास; प्रथमा/द्वितीया द्विवचन; पुंलिङ्ग (two items: 'bheda and daṇḍa')
प्रयुञ्जीतshould employ; should apply
प्रयुञ्जीत:
TypeVerb
Rootप्र + युज्
Formलिङ् (विधिलिङ्); परस्मैपद; प्रथमपुरुष एकवचन; 'he should employ/apply'
Entities Mentioned
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bāhya (outsider agents)FAQs
Outsiders can be fragmented (break coordination) and deterred or removed through coercive enforcement without the political costs of heavy-handed measures against core insiders.
Disrupt alliances, create mistrust, split leadership, and sever communication channels among external hostile networks.