Sutra 8

Devanagari script

व्यालैकक्रियापथः शङ्कितोऽवरुद्धो विषमः प्रभिन्नः प्रभिन्नविनिश्चयो मदहेतुविनिश्चयश्च ॥ कZ_०२.३२.०८ ॥

Transliteration

vyālaikakriyāpathaḥ śaṅkito'varuddho viṣamaḥ prabhinnaḥ prabhinnaviniścayo madahetuviniścayaś ca

Translation

The dangerous/rogue class has a single operational course, characterized by these risk conditions: suspicious, obstructed/contained, irregular/unpredictable, violently broken-out, determination of the broken-out state, and determination of the cause of musth/intoxication.

Word by Word

व्याल-एक-क्रिया-पथःa path where (only) the activity of wild beasts is seen / a beast-haunted path

शङ्कितःsuspected; giving rise to suspicion

अवरुद्धःblocked; obstructed

विषमःuneven; difficult terrain

प्रभिन्नःbroken; split; damaged

प्रभिन्न-विनिश्चयःa definite indication/diagnosis that it is broken (i.e., certainty of damage)

मद-हेतु-विनिश्चयःa definite determination of the cause of intoxication/madness

चand

Entities Mentioned

rogue elephants

handlers/guards (implied)

FAQs

What modern administrative concept does this verse resemble?

Incident response and risk triage: identify warning signs, contain the hazard, and diagnose root causes (e.g., musth) before redeployment.