Sutra 33

Devanagari script

विपरीतोऽन्तभेदी ॥ कZ_१०.५.३३ ॥

Transliteration

viparīto ’ntabhedī

Translation

The reverse arrangement is the antabhedī (end/flank-breaking) formation.

Word by Word

• विपरीतः: reversed; acting in the opposite way; turned against (one’s own side)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वि-परि-इ (इण्) / √इ (गत्यर्थः) → विपरीत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा-एकवचनम्, पुंलिङ्गः; विशेषणम्

• अन्तभेदी: an internal splitter; one who causes division from within; internal traitor
• Type: Noun (agent noun)
• Root: भिद् (√भिद्, छेदने) with अन्त + भेदी (कृदन्त/नामधातु-निष्पन्न)
• Form: प्रथमा-एकवचनम्, पुंलिङ्गः; कर्तृवाचक-नाम

Entities Mentioned

• antabhedī vyūha

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FAQs

How should a commander interpret ‘viparīta’ here?

Swap the sector-roles of arms from the center-breaking template to prioritize breaking the enemy’s ends/flanks instead of the center.