Sutra 4

Devanagari script

तत्र तिर्यग्वृत्तिर्दण्डः ॥ कZ_१०.६.०४ ॥

Transliteration

tatra tiryagvṛttir daṇḍaḥ

Translation

There, the Daṇḍa is the formation whose disposition runs laterally (a transverse line).

Word by Word

• तत्र: there; in that context
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; देश/प्रसङ्ग-निर्देशार्थे (locative sense: 'there/in that context')

• तिर्यक्-वृत्तिः: oblique/indirect course (of action/operation)
• Type: Noun (compound)
• Root: तिर्यक् (अव्यय/विशेषण-प्रातिपदिक) + वृत्ति (वृत् √वृत् 'to turn/behave' → वृत्ति-स्त्री)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-एकवचन; समासः—तिर्यक् (विशेषण) + वृत्तिः (प्रधानपदम्)

• दण्डः: punishment; coercive power/force (of governance)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दण्ड (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-एकवचन

Entities Mentioned

• daṇḍa (formation)

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FAQs

What tactical use is implied by a ‘tiryag’ (transverse) disposition?

A broad front suited to blocking, screening, or presenting maximum frontage against an enemy advance.