Sutra 58
Devanagari script
भिन्नसंघातनं तस्मान्न युध्येताप्रतिग्रहः ॥ कZ_१०.५.५८च्द् ॥
Transliteration
bhinnasaṃghātanaṃ tasmān na yudhyet āpratigrahaḥ
Translation
সেয়ে, ভাঙি যোৱা গঠন পুনৰ ঘনীভূত নোহোৱালৈকে যুদ্ধ নকৰিব লাগে; ‘প্ৰতিগ্ৰহ’ বাহিনী পিছত (সংৰক্ষিতভাৱে) ৰাখিব লাগে।
Word by Word
भिन्न-संघातनम्the breaking/disruption of the (enemy) formation/mass
भिन्न-संघातनम्:
TypeNoun (compound)
Rootभिद् (भिन्न) + संघात
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, एकवचन, प्रथमा/द्वितीया; विशेषण-विशेष्यभावः—‘भिन्नः’ इति विशेषणं ‘संघातनम्’ इति विशेष्यं
तस्मात्therefore; from that (reason)
तस्मात्:
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
Formपुं/नपुंसक, एकवचन, पञ्चमी; अपादान/हेतु-अर्थे ‘therefore/from that’
नnot
न:
TypeParticle (negation)
Rootन
Formनिषेधार्थक अव्यय
युध्येतhe should fight
युध्येत:
TypeVerb
Rootयुध्
Formलिङ् (विधिलिङ्), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; ‘he should fight’
अ-प्रतिग्रहःone who does not accept (offers/terms); non-acceptance
अ-प्रतिग्रहः:
TypeNoun (compound with privative)
Rootग्रह् (प्रतिग्रह)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, एकवचन, प्रथमा; नञ्-पूर्वकः—‘प्रतिग्रहः’ (स्वीकारः) इत्यस्य अभावः
Entities Mentioned
S
saṃghāta (cohesion)P
pratigraha (reserve)FAQs
Cohesion is combat power: avoid engagement when unit integrity is compromised; preserve a reserve for stabilization.
It mirrors ‘do not commit reserves piecemeal’ and ‘reconstitute before counterattack’—maintaining tempo without sacrificing control.