Sutra 11

Devanagari script

कुण्ठा बहवः श्रेयांसः स्कन्धविनियोगादनेकं कर्म कुर्वाणाः स्वेषामपाश्रयो युद्धे परेषां दुर्धर्षा विभीषणाश्च ॥ कZ_०७.१२.११ ॥

Transliteration

kuṇṭhā bahavaḥ śreyāṃsaḥ skandhaviniyogādanekaṃ karma kurvāṇāḥ sveṣāmapāśrayo yuddhe pareṣāṃ durdharṣā vibhīṣaṇāśca

Translation

বহু সাধাৰণ (কুণ্ঠ) সৈন্যেই শ্ৰেয়—স্কন্ধ-বিনিয়োগ (দল/অঙ্গত যথাযথ নিয়োগ)ৰ দ্বাৰা তেওঁলোকে বহু কাম কৰিব পাৰে; নিজৰ পক্ষৰ বাবে পৰস্পৰ আশ্ৰয় হয়; আৰু যুদ্ধত শত্রুৰ বাবে দুৰ্ধর্ষ আৰু ভয়ংকৰ হয়।

Word by Word

कुण्ठाःblunt / dull / not sharp (in capability)

बहवःmany

श्रेयांसःbetter / superior

स्कन्ध-विनियोगात्from/owing to the assignment (deployment) of divisions/units

अनेकम्many / manifold

कर्मtask / action / work

कुर्वाणाःdoing / performing

स्वेषाम्of their own (people) / of themselves

अपाश्रयःwithout support / without backing

युद्धेin battle / in war

परेषाम्of the enemies / of others

दुर्धर्षाःhard to attack / difficult to overpower

विभीषणाःterrifying / causing dread

चand

Entities Mentioned

skandha (corps/arms)

kuṇṭha troops

FAQs

How does 'skandha-viniyoga' change the value of non-elite troops?

Organized allocation across arms and tasks turns sheer numbers into functional versatility—guarding, labor, logistics, and battlefield depth—creating mutual support and deterrence.