Sutra 16
Devanagari script
गमनमात्रसाध्यत्वाद् ह्रस्वकालह् ॥ कZ_०९.४.१६ ॥
Transliteration
gamanamātrasādhyatvād hrasvakālaḥ
Translation
Because it is achievable by mere movement (i.e., simply going/approaching), it requires a short time.
Word by Word
गमनमात्रसाध्यत्वात्because it is achievable merely by going (i.e., by just moving/setting out)
गमनमात्रसाध्यत्वात्:
TypeNoun (abstract)
Rootगम् (गमन), साध् (साध्य), तद् (त्व)
Formपञ्चमी-एकवचनम्; नपुंसकलिङ्गम्; हेतु/कारणार्थे पञ्चमी (—त्वात्) । विग्रहः: गमन-मात्र-साध्य-त्वात् = गमनेन एव (मात्रेण) साध्यं यत् तस्य भावः, तस्मात्।
ह्रस्वकालः(it is) of short duration / takes little time
ह्रस्वकालः:
TypeNoun (adjectival compound used as substantive)
Rootह्रस्व, काल
Formप्रथमा-एकवचनम्; पुल्लिङ्गम्; समासः: ह्रस्वः कालः यस्य/यः = ह्रस्व-कालः।
FAQs
Execution time: an option that needs only straightforward deployment/approach is preferred when speed is strategically valuable.