Sutra 15
Devanagari script
कूपकूटावपातकण्टकिनीश्च बहिरुब्जयेत् ॥ कZ_१२.५.१५ ॥
Transliteration
kūpakūṭāvapātakaṇṭakinīś ca bahir ubjayet
Translation
وعليه أن ينصب خارج (المحيط) آبارًا، وحُفَرًا/خنادقَ مخفية، ومصائدَ إسقاط، وعوائقَ شوكية.
Word by Word
कूपa well / pit
कूप:
TypeNoun
Rootकूप
Formपुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचन (समासपूर्वपद)
कूटhidden, deceptive (concealed)
कूट:
TypeNoun/Adjective (as compound member)
Rootकूट
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग/विशेषणरूपेण; समासपूर्वपद
अवपातa pitfall / drop-pit
अवपात:
TypeNoun
Rootअवपात
Formपुंलिङ्ग; समासपूर्वपद
कण्टकिनीःspiked traps / thorny obstacles
कण्टकिनीः:
TypeNoun
Rootकण्टकिनी
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग; द्वितीया बहुवचन
चand
च:
TypeParticle
Rootच
Formसमुच्चयार्थक अव्यय
बहिःoutside (in the exterior area)
बहिः:
TypeIndeclinable (Adverb)
Rootबहिः
Formअव्यय; स्थानवाचक
उब्जयेत्should set up / should place (as obstacles)
उब्जयेत्:
TypeVerb
Rootउब्ज्
Formविधिलिङ् (optative); परस्मैपदम्; प्रथमपुरुष एकवचन; धातुः उब्ज् (उब्जति)
Entities Mentioned
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defensive obstacles (pits, thorns, wells)FAQs
They impose uncertainty and casualties, slow formations, and channel attackers into predictable lanes for counterattack.