Sutra 8
Devanagari script
तुल्यदेशकालानां युग्यशस्त्रावरणतो विशेषः ॥ कZ_०७.१५.०८ ॥
Transliteration
tulyadeśakālānāṃ yugyaśastrāvaraṇato viśeṣaḥ
Translation
إذا تساوت الأرض والزمان (الموسم)، فإن التفوق يُحَدَّد بمدى ملاءمة الإمداد والنقل (التسخير/الجرّ)، وبالأسلحة، وبمعدات الوقاية/الدروع.
Word by Word
तुल्य-देश-कालानाम्of those having the same place and time (i.e., under identical conditions of locality and timing)
तुल्य-देश-कालानाम्:
TypeAdjective+Noun (compound)
Rootतुल्य; देश; काल
Formषष्ठी-बहुवचनम् (genitive plural); compound base: तुल्यदेशकाल- (m./n.); qualifies the following context (of persons/things)
युग्य-शस्त्र-आवरणतःwith respect to (differences arising) from draft-animals, weapons, and armour/protection
युग्य-शस्त्र-आवरणतः:
TypeNoun (compound) + Avyaya (ablatival)
Rootयुग्य; शस्त्र; आवरण
Form-तः = तसिल्-प्रत्यय (ablative adverbial): 'from/according to/with respect to'; compound in stem form युग्यशस्त्रावरण-
विशेषःa distinction; a (resulting) advantage/difference
विशेषः:
TypeNoun
Rootविशेष
Formप्रथमा-एकवचनम् (nominative singular), पुंलिङ्गः; subject/predicate noun
FAQs
Logistical fitness (transport/traction), weapon quality, and protective equipment—i.e., readiness and material superiority.