Sutra 4
Devanagari script
अन्तर्धानमन्त्रेण जाग्रतामारक्षिणां मध्येन माणवानतिक्रामयेयुः ॥ कZ_०४.५.०४ ॥
Transliteration
antardhānamantreṇa jāgratām ārakṣiṇāṃ madhyena māṇavān atikrāmayeyuḥ
Translation
Using the ‘disappearance technique’, they cause their young agents to pass through the midst of vigilant guards.
Word by Word
अन्तर्धानमन्त्रेणby means of an ‘invisibility/secret-disappearance’ spell/stratagem
अन्तर्धानमन्त्रेण:
TypeNoun
Rootअन्तर्धानमन्त्र
Formपुंलिङ्ग; तृतीया-एकवचन
जाग्रताम्of the vigilant (guards)
जाग्रताम्:
TypeParticiple
Rootजाग्रत्
Formवर्तमानकृदन्त (शतृ); पुंलिङ्ग; षष्ठी-बहुवचन (जाग्रताम् = of those who are awake/vigilant)
आरक्षिणाम्of the guards/watchmen
आरक्षिणाम्:
TypeNoun
Rootआ-रक्षिन्
Formपुंलिङ्ग; षष्ठी-बहुवचन
मध्येनthrough the middle; in between
मध्येन:
TypeNoun
Rootमध्य
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग; तृतीया-एकवचन (करण/अधिकरणार्थे)
माणवान्young men; youths (persons to be moved/led)
माणवान्:
TypeNoun
Rootमाणव
Formपुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-बहुवचन
अतिक्रामयेयुःthey should cause (them) to pass beyond / get (them) across
अतिक्रामयेयुः:
TypeVerb
Rootअति-क्रम् (णिच्)
Formलिङ् (विधिलिङ्); परस्मैपदम्; प्रथमपुरुष; बहुवचन; णिच्-प्रयोगः (causative)
Entities Mentioned
G
guards (ārakṣi)M
māṇava (young agents)FAQs
It implies the use of younger, more agile operatives for high-risk infiltration tasks, indicating organized division of labor.