Sutra 24

Devanagari script

कृत्यपक्षोपजापमकृत्यपक्षे गूढप्रणिधानं रागापरागौ भर्तरि रन्ध्रं च प्रकृतीनां तापसवैदेहकव्यञ्जनाभ्यामुपलभेत तयोरन्तेवासिभिश्चिकित्सकपाषण्डव्यञ्जनोभयवेतनैर्वा ॥ कZ_०१.१६.२४ ॥

Transliteration

kṛtyapakṣopajāpam akṛtyapakṣe gūḍhapraṇidhānaṃ rāgāparāgau bhartari randhraṃ ca prakṛtīnāṃ tāpasavaidehakavyañjanābhyām upalabheta tayor antevāsibhiś cikitsakapāṣaṇḍavyañjanobhayavetanair vā.

Translation

为促使人转投“正当/王家一方”，并在“非正当/敌对一方”安插潜伏者，国王应借由伪装为苦行者与伪装为毗提诃迦（Vaidehaka）行动者的密探，探明国家诸要素（prakṛti）对其主君的亲附或憎离，以及其内在的漏洞（randhra）；或通过他们的弟子/门人，借由伪装为医者与伪装为异端游方者的密探；或使用两面领薪的密探。

Word by Word

कृत्यपक्षेin the loyal/‘to-be-done’ faction (the king’s side)

उपजापम्secret inducement/instigation (to win over)

अकृत्यपक्षेin the hostile/‘not-to-be-done’ faction (opposition side)

गूढप्रणिधानम्covert placement/assignment (of spies)

रागापरागौattachment and non-attachment (favour and disfavour)

भर्तरिtowards/in the master (the king)

रन्ध्रम्a weak point/vulnerability

चand

प्रकृतीनाम्of the state’s constituents (prakṛtis)

तापसby (means of) an ascetic

वैदेहकand a vaidehaka (a particular agent/disguise type)

व्यञ्जनाभ्याम्by means of (their) disguises

उपलभेतshould ascertain/find out

तयोःof those two / in those two

अन्तेवासिभिःby (their) resident pupils/disciples

चिकित्सकby physicians

पाषण्डby sectarians/heretics

व्यञ्जनby (their) disguises

उभयवेतनैःby double-paid (agents)

वाor

Entities Mentioned

king

prakṛtis (state constituents)

ascetic-disguised agents

Vaidehaka-disguised agents

pupils/disciples

physician-disguised agents

pāṣaṇḍa-disguised agents

double-paid agents

FAQs

What is the administrative intent of this sūtra?

To institutionalize loyalty assessment and controlled defection operations using layered intelligence covers, while identifying exploitable vulnerabilities in key constituencies.

What is ‘randhra’ in governance terms?

Actionable weakness—personal, financial, moral, or procedural—through which an official or group can be influenced, neutralized, or recruited.