Arthashastra

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संज्ञा भाषा अन्तरज्ञाश् च स्त्रियस् तेषाम् अनात्मसु । चार घात प्रमाद अर्थं प्रयोज्या बन्धु वाहनाः ॥

sanskrit

The wives of actors and others of similar profession who have been taught various languages and the use of signals (sanja) shall, along with their relatives, be made use of in detecting the wicked and murdering or deluding foreign spies.

english translation

saMjJA bhASA antarajJAz ca striyas teSAm anAtmasu । cAra ghAta pramAda arthaM prayojyA bandhu vAhanAH ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

siva.sh/arthashastra/adhyaksa-pracara/27/30

संज्ञा भाषा अन्तरज्ञाश् च स्त्रियस् तेषाम् अनात्मसु । चार घात प्रमाद अर्थं प्रयोज्या बन्धु वाहनाः ॥

sanskrit

The wives of actors and others of similar profession who have been taught various languages and the use of signals (sanja) shall, along with their relatives, be made use of in detecting the wicked and murdering or deluding foreign spies.

english translation

saMjJA bhASA antarajJAz ca striyas teSAm anAtmasu । cAra ghAta pramAda arthaM prayojyA bandhu vAhanAH ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript