Sutra 19
Devanagari script
तदात्मानो गूहयेत् ॥ कZ_१०.२.१९ ॥
Transliteration
tadātmāno gūhayet
Translation
Dementsprechend soll er das Eigene (Kräfte und Anordnungen) verbergen.
Word by Word
तदात्मानःthose who are of that nature / those whose mind (self) is set on that
तदात्मानः:
TypePronoun + Noun (compound)
Rootतद् + आत्मन्
Formप्रथमा-बहुवचनम्, पुल्लिङ्गः; समासान्त-पद (आत्मन्-शब्दः)
गूहयेत्he should conceal / keep hidden
गूहयेत्:
TypeVerb
Rootगूह्
Formविधिलिङ् (optative), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुषः, एकवचनम्; सकर्मकः
Entities Mentioned
O
own force (ātmānaḥ)FAQs
If enemy strength can be inferred from visible signatures, one must reduce or manipulate one’s own signatures to prevent accurate inference.