Sutra 54
Devanagari script
ततोऽन्यतो गच्छेत् ॥ कZ_०७.१७.५४ ॥
Transliteration
tato 'nyato gacchet
Translation
Then he should go by another way (change direction/route).
Word by Word
ततःfrom there; thereafter
ततः:
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
Formसर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक (तद्); पञ्चमी एकवचनम्; नपुंसकलिङ्गे (अव्ययीभाव-प्रयोगवत् ‘ततः’ = ‘from there/thereafter’)
अन्यतःfrom another place/direction; otherwise; elsewhere
अन्यतः:
TypeAdverb (from adjective)
Rootअन्य
Formअव्यय-प्रयोगः; ‘अन्य’ + तस् (तसिल्-प्रत्ययः) → ‘अन्यतः’ = ‘from elsewhere / in another direction’
गच्छेत्should go; should proceed
गच्छेत्:
TypeVerb
Rootगम्
Formधातुः गम् (भ्वादिगणः); विधिलिङ्/आज्ञार्थे (optative); परस्मैपदम्; प्रथमपुरुषः एकवचनम्; ‘(he) should go’
FAQs
Misdirection buys time; route change converts that time into distance and uncertainty, preventing quick reacquisition by pursuers.