Sutra 9

Devanagari script

अग्निरवहितो हि तस्मिन्वसति ॥ कZ_०२.३.०९ ॥

Transliteration

agnir avahito hi tasmin vasati

Translation

For fire lies in wait there (i.e., it is a constant, latent danger in such structures).

Word by Word

• अग्निः: fire
• Type: Noun
• Root: अग्नि
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, प्रथमा-एकवचनम्

• अवहितः: attended to; kept under watch; carefully tended
• Type: Participle
• Root: अव-धा (धातु: धा)
• Form: कृदन्तः (भूतकृदन्त/क्त), पुंलिङ्गः, प्रथमा-एकवचनम्; विशेषणम् (अग्निः इति पदस्य)

• हि: indeed; for
• Type: Particle
• Root: हि
• Form: निपातः (अव्ययम्), हेत्वर्थ/निश्चयार्थ-प्रयोगः

• तस्मिन्: in that (place/house/therein)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्गः, सप्तमी-एकवचनम्

• वसति: dwells; resides; stays
• Type: Verb
• Root: वस्
• Form: लट्-लकारः (वर्तमानकालः), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुषः, एकवचनम्

Entities Mentioned

• fire hazard

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FAQs

What policy principle is implied by calling fire a resident threat?

Design must assume worst-case hazards and build prevention into infrastructure—especially where enemy action can exploit predictable vulnerabilities.