Sutra 6

Devanagari script

पूर्वं भङ्गप्रदानेनानुप्रलीनं भिन्नमभिन्नः प्रतिनिवृत्य हन्यात् ॥ कZ_१०.३.०६ ॥

Transliteration

pūrvaṃ bhaṅgapradānenānupralīnaṃ bhinnam abhinnaḥ pratinivṛtya hanyāt

Translation

أولًا، بعرض (أو بإيهام) «انكسار» (انهيار ظاهري)، يُستدرَج العدو إلى الداخل ويتجزأ؛ ثم، ما دامت قوات المرء غير متصدعة، يعود فينقضّ ويضرب.

Word by Word

• पूर्वम्: first; beforehand
• Type: Adverb
• Root: पूर्व
• Form: अव्यय (काल/क्रमवाचक)

• भङ्ग-प्रदानेन: by (means of) giving inducements to cause a split/defection
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रदान
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-एकवचन; समस्तपद: भङ्गप्रदान (breaking/defection + giving)

• अनुप्रलीनम्: one who has infiltrated/merged in (covertly)
• Type: Participle
• Root: अनु-प्र-ली
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-एकवचन; ‘अनुप्रली’ = to enter/merge in after, to insinuate oneself

• भिन्नम्: split; separated; turned (from his side)
• Type: Participle
• Root: भिद्
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-एकवचन; ‘भिन्न’ = split, separated, turned away

• अभिन्नः: the one who is not split (i.e., remains intact/loyal)
• Type: Adjective (used substantively)
• Root: भिद्
• Form: नञ्-पूर्वक विशेषण; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-एकवचन; ‘अभिन्न’ = not split, intact/loyal

• प्रतिनिवृत्य: having returned/turned back
• Type: Gerund
• Root: प्रति-नि-वृत्
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय; ‘having turned back/returned/withdrawn’

• हन्यात्: he should kill/strike (him)
• Type: Verb
• Root: हन्
• Form: लिङ् (विधिलिङ्), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; ‘he should strike/kill’

Entities Mentioned

• enemy troops
• own intact force

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FAQs

What is the key condition for successfully using this ‘break-and-return’ tactic?

Your own troops must remain abhinna (cohesive and controllable); only the enemy should become bhinna (fragmented) before you counterattack.