Sutra 35

Devanagari script

यौवनोत्सेकात्परस्त्रीषु मनः कुर्वाणमार्याव्यञ्जनाभिः स्त्रीभिरमेध्याभिः शून्यागारेषु रात्राव् उद्वेजयेयुः ॥ कZ_०१.१७.३५ ॥

Transliteration

yauvanotsekāt parastrīṣu manaḥ kurvāṇam āryāvyañjanābhiḥ strībhir amedhyābhiḥ śūnyāgāreṣu rātrāv udvejayeyuḥ

Translation

Nếu vì sự ngông cuồng của tuổi trẻ mà người ấy hướng tâm đến vợ của kẻ khác, thì họ nên làm cho người ấy sợ/nhụt chí vào ban đêm trong những căn phòng trống, bằng cách dùng những phụ nữ trông có vẻ đoan trang nhưng lại ô uế—để kìm hãm thôi thúc ấy.

Word by Word

यौवनोत्सेकात्from the intoxication/arrogance of youth

परस्त्रीषुtowards other men’s women

मनःmind

कुर्वाणम्(one) who is directing/turning (it)

आर्याव्यञ्जनाभिःby women with the outward marks of respectability

स्त्रीभिःby women

अमेध्याभिःimpure (women)

शून्यागारेषुin empty houses

रात्रौat night

उद्वेजयेयुःthey should alarm/harass (him)

Entities Mentioned

prince

women (agents/decoys)

FAQs

Why is desire for others’ women treated as a governance problem?

It creates blackmail risk, factional hostility, and legitimacy loss—turning private vice into public instability and security vulnerability.

What technique is described here in modern terms?

A deterrence/aversive-conditioning tactic using staged fear and reputational cues to break a risky behavioral pattern before it becomes exploitable.