Sutra 9
Devanagari script
ताभ्यां पार्श्वाभिगातौ व्याख्यातौ ॥ कZ_१०.३.०९ ॥
Transliteration
tābhyāṃ pārśvābhigātau vyākhyātau
Translation
By these two methods, flank attacks are also explained.
Word by Word
ताभ्याम्by those two / by these two (methods/means)
ताभ्याम्:
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
Formसर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिकम्; तृतीया-द्विवचनम्; स्त्रीलिङ्गे (तद्-शब्दः)
पार्श्वाभिगातौthe two flank-attacks / the two attacks on the sides
पार्श्वाभिगातौ:
TypeNoun
Rootअभि√घात् (घात) / √हन् (घात)
Formपुंलिङ्ग-प्रातिपदिकम्; प्रथमा-द्विवचनम्; समासः = पार्श्वस्य अभिगातौ (पार्श्व- + अभिगात-)
व्याख्यातौhave been explained / have been expounded
व्याख्यातौ:
TypeVerb (past passive participle)
Rootवि-आ-√ख्या (व्याख्या)
Formकृदन्तः (क्त-प्रत्ययान्तः); पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा-द्विवचनम्; ‘explained/expounded’
Entities Mentioned
F
flank attackFAQs
He abstracts a rule-set: principles stated for front/rear apply analogously to flank engagements.