Sutra 14
Devanagari script
कपालसंश्रयस्तिष्ठेत्मूलहरमितरस्येतरमपदिशन् ॥ कZ_०७.२.१४ ॥
Transliteration
kapālasaṃśrayas tiṣṭhet mūlaharam itarasyetaram apadiśan
Translation
Ông ta nên ở dưới một chỗ dựa “mong manh”/bấp bênh, đồng thời chỉ cho bên này thấy bên kia là kẻ “nhổ tận gốc” (hủy diệt) họ.
Word by Word
कपालसंश्रयःone who lives under the pretext of being dependent on a ‘kapāla’ (skull-bowl) / a skull-bowl dependent ascetic (a covert agent type)
कपालसंश्रयः:
TypeNoun
Rootकपाल + संश्रय
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-एकवचन; ‘कपालस्य संश्रयः’ = कपाल-आश्रितः/कपाल-आधारः (व्यक्ति/आश्रितः)
तिष्ठेत्should stay / should remain stationed
तिष्ठेत्:
TypeVerb
Rootस्था
Formलोट् (विधिलिङ्/आज्ञार्थे), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; ‘he should stay/stand’
मूलहरम्a ‘root-stealer’ (one who steals the principal/capital)
मूलहरम्:
TypeNoun (agent noun)
Rootमूल + हृ
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-एकवचन; ‘मूलं हरति’ = मूलहरः (मूलहरम् as object/target)
इतरस्यof another (person)
इतरस्य:
TypePronoun/Adjective (pronominal)
Rootइतर
Formषष्ठी-एकवचन; ‘of another (person)’
इतरम्the other (one)
इतरम्:
TypePronoun/Adjective (pronominal)
Rootइतर
Formद्वितीया-एकवचन; ‘the other (one)’
अपदिशन्while indicating/attributing (one as the other) / while pointing out
अपदिशन्:
TypeVerb (participial)
Rootअप + दिश्
Formवर्तमान कृदन्त (शतृ), परस्मैपद; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-एकवचन; ‘indicating/pointing out/assigning (as)’
Entities Mentioned
R
rival kings (implicit)T
the threatened king/agent (implicit)FAQs
To create fear and suspicion so the rivals redirect hostility toward each other, reducing pressure on the weaker actor.