Sutra 21
Devanagari script
अहःसम्नाहपरिश्रान्तानपराह्नेऽभिहन्यात् ॥ कZ_१०.३.२१ ॥
Transliteration
ahaḥsamnāha-pariśrāntān aparāhne 'bhihanyāt
Translation
দিনভর প্রস্তুতি ও অগ্রযাত্রার প্রস্তুতিতে ক্লান্তদের ওপর অপরাহ্ণে আঘাত করা উচিত।
Word by Word
अहःसम्नाहपरिश्रान्तान्those exhausted by the day’s preparations (i.e., worn out after daytime readiness)
अहःसम्नाहपरिश्रान्तान्:
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Rootपरि-श्रम् (श्रमेँ) / सम्-नह् (नहँ बन्धने)
Formपुंलिङ्गे द्वितीया बहुवचनम्; बहुव्रीह्यर्थे/विशेषणरूपेण—‘अहः-सम्नाह-परिश्रान्त’ इति समासः; ‘परिश्रान्त’ (कृदन्त, क्त) प्रधानः
अपराह्नेin the late afternoon
अपराह्ने:
TypeNoun (time-locative)
Rootअपराह्न
Formपुंलिङ्गे सप्तमी एकवचनम् (कालाधिकरणे)
अभिहन्यात्he should attack/strike
अभिहन्यात्:
TypeVerb
Rootअभि-हन् (हनँ हिंसायाम्)
Formलोट्/विधिलिङ्-प्रयोगः (आज्ञार्थ/विध्यर्थ); परस्मैपदम्; प्रथमपुरुषः एकवचनम्; ‘अभि’ उपसर्गः; अर्थः—आक्रमणं/प्रहारं कुर्यात्
Entities Mentioned
E
enemy troopsFAQs
Readiness has daily peaks and troughs; attack when the opponent’s coordination and stamina are predictably lowest.