Sutra 58

Devanagari script

ततोऽन्यतोऽपगच्छेत् ॥ कZ_०७.१७.५८ ॥

Transliteration

tato'nyato'pagacchet

Translation

Then he should withdraw and move away by another route/direction.

Word by Word

• ततः: from that (place/point); thereafter
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक; पञ्चमी एकवचन (ablative singular), नपुंसकलिङ्ग-रूप (ततः)

• अन्यतः: from elsewhere; from another direction/side
• Type: Adjective (used adverbially)
• Root: अन्य
• Form: विशेषण-प्रातिपदिक; पञ्चमी एकवचन (ablative singular) नपुंसकलिङ्ग-रूप; क्रियाविशेषणवत् प्रयोगः (‘from another side/direction’)

• अपगच्छेत्: he should withdraw/go away
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (गच्छति) उपसर्गः अप-
• Form: लोट्/विधिलिङ्? = विधिलिङ् (optative); परस्मैपदम्; प्रथमपुरुष एकवचन; धातुः गम्, वर्तमान-आधार ‘गच्छ’; उपसर्गः अप-; अर्थः ‘should go away/withdraw’

Entities Mentioned

• agent/operative (implied)

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FAQs

Why does Kautilya emphasize switching direction rather than persisting on the same path?

Because persistence increases predictability and interception risk; alternate movement restores uncertainty and reduces pursuit effectiveness.