Shloka 11
कालविभाग-निरूपणं तथा युद्धव्यवस्था
Time-Reckoning and Mobilization Counsel
अष्टम्यां पुनरस्माभिरादित्यस्योदयं प्रति । इमा गावो ग्रहीतव्या गते मत्स्ये गवां पदम्,'साथ ही यह भी तय हुआ था कि हमलोग अष्टमीको सूर्योदय होते-होते उत्तरगोष्ठकी इन गौओंको ग्रहण कर लें; क्योंकि उस समय मत्स्यराज गौओंके पदचिह्ञोंका अनुसरण करते हुए त्रिगर्तोंके पीछे गये होंगे
aṣṭamyāṃ punar asmābhir ādityasyodayaṃ prati | imā gāvo grahītavyā gate matsye gavāṃ padam ||
বৈশম্পায়নে ক’লে—“আৰু এইটোও স্থিৰ হৈছিল—অষ্টমী দিনা সূৰ্যোদয়ৰ আগতেই আমি এই গাইবোৰ অধিকাৰ কৰিম; কিয়নো তেতিয়ালৈ মৎস্যৰাজ গাইৰ খুৰৰ চিন অনুসৰণ কৰি ত্ৰিগর্তসকলৰ পিছে গৈ থাকিব।”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights calculated timing and situational awareness in political-military action: decisions are made by anticipating an opponent’s movements (the king of Matsya following cattle tracks), showing how strategy can exploit predictable responses in conflict.
A plan is being described: by sunrise on the eighth day, the group intends to seize the cattle, expecting that the king of Matsya will be away pursuing the Trigartas by following the cattle’s hoofprints, thereby creating an opportunity for the seizure.