Sutra 46

Devanagari script

रसाग्नियोगेनावलिप्तं गृहं जतुगृहं वाधिशयानममित्रमादीपयेत् ॥ कZ_१२.५.४६ ॥

Transliteration

rasāgniyogenāvaliptaṃ gṛhaṃ jatugṛhaṃ vādhiśayānam amitraṃ ādīpayet

Translation

By applying incendiary substances (fire-bearing compounds), he should set alight a house smeared (with combustibles)—or a lac-house (jatugṛha)—with the enemy inside, while he lies asleep.

Word by Word

• रसाग्नियोगेन: by the application/combination of resin and fire (incendiary application)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रस/अग्नि/योग
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; तृतीया एकवचन; (रसस्य अग्नेः) योगः = रसाग्नियोगः; तेन

• अवलिप्तम्: smeared, coated
• Type: Participle
• Root: लिप्
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त); उपसर्ग: अव-; नपुंसकलिङ्ग; एकवचन; द्वितीया/प्रथमा (गृहं इति कर्मपदस्य विशेषणम्)

• गृहम्: a house
• Type: Noun
• Root: गृह
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; एकवचन; द्वितीया (कर्म)

• जतुगृहम्: a lac/resin house (highly inflammable house)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जतु/गृह
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; एकवचन; द्वितीया; जतुना (लाक्षा/रेजिन्) युक्तं गृहं

• वा: or
• Type: Particle
• Root: वा
• Form: विकल्पार्थक अव्यय

• अधिशयानम्: lying down, reclining (asleep)
• Type: Participle
• Root: शी
• Form: कृदन्त (शानच्/शतृ-प्राय); उपसर्ग: अधि-; पुंलिङ्ग; एकवचन; द्वितीया (अमित्रम् इति कर्मपदस्य विशेषणम्)

• अमित्रम्: an enemy
• Type: Noun
• Root: अमित्र
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; एकवचन; द्वितीया (कर्म)

• आदीपयेत्: should ignite / should set on fire
• Type: Verb
• Root: दीप्
• Form: उपसर्ग: आ-; लकार: विधिलिङ्; परस्मैपदम्; प्रथमपुरुष; एकवचन; धातु-प्रयोग: णिच् (causative) — ‘cause to blaze/ignite’

Entities Mentioned

• enemy
• house (gṛha)
• jatugṛha (lac-house)

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FAQs

What strategic logic underlies the focus on sleep and enclosed spaces?

It maximizes asymmetry: reduced resistance, delayed reaction, and higher certainty of outcome with minimal attacker exposure.