Sutra 20

Devanagari script

प्रहरेद्दण्डरन्ध्रेषु शत्रूणां नित्यमुत्थितः ॥ कZ_०८.५.२०च्द् ॥

Transliteration

prahared daṇḍa-randhreṣu śatrūṇāṃ nityam utthitaḥ

Translation

সদায় সক্ৰিয় হৈ সি শত্রুৰ দণ্ড-ৰন্ধ্ৰত (দমনশক্তিৰ ফাঁক/দুৰ্বল ঠাইত) প্ৰহাৰ কৰিব।

Word by Word

• प्रहरेत्: he should strike/attack
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-हृ
• Form: लोट् (आज्ञार्थे), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुषः, एकवचनम्; विधिलिङर्थे/आदेशे ‘प्रहारं कुर्यात्’

• दण्ड-रन्ध्रेषु: in the vulnerabilities/weak points of (their) coercive apparatus/defences
• Type: Noun
• Root: दण्ड; रन्ध्र
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे ‘रन्ध्र’ शब्दः; बहुवचनम्, सप्तमी; ‘दण्डरन्ध्र’ = दण्डस्य (दण्डनीतेः/दण्डव्यवस्थायाः) छिद्रेषु/दुर्बलस्थानेषु

• शत्रूणाम्: of the enemies
• Type: Noun
• Root: शत्रु
• Form: पुंलिङ्गम्; बहुवचनम्, षष्ठी (सम्बन्धे)

• नित्यम्: always/constantly
• Type: Indeclinable (Adverb)
• Root: नित्य
• Form: क्रियाविशेषणम्

• उत्थितः: being ever alert/ready
• Type: Participle
• Root: उत्-स्था
• Form: भूतकृदन्तः (क्त); पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा, एकवचनम्; कर्तरि विशेषणम्—‘सदा सज्जः/प्रबुद्धः’

Entities Mentioned

• enemy
• daṇḍa (enemy coercive system)

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FAQs

What are ‘daṇḍa-randhra’ in modern administrative terms?

Failures in command, logistics, morale, finance, internal security, alliances, or legitimacy—any exploitable weakness that reduces the enemy’s capacity to coerce or mobilize.

How does this complement Verse 2?

Verse 2 is defensive force-preservation; Verse 3 adds offensive disruption—deny the enemy the chance to capitalize on your crisis by creating their own constraints.