Sutra 61
Devanagari script
शीघ्रपातैरपसरेद्गूढप्रणिहितैः सह ॥ कZ_०७.१७.६१ब् ॥
Transliteration
śīghrapātair apasared gūḍhapraṇihitaiḥ saha
Translation
He should withdraw swiftly, together with covertly placed agents.
Word by Word
शीघ्रपातैःby swift attacks / with sudden rapid strikes
शीघ्रपातैः:
TypeNoun
Rootशीघ्र + पात
Formतृतीया-बहुवचनम् (करणे/सहयोगे) पुंलिङ्गः; ‘शीघ्रपात’ = शीघ्रः पातः (त्वरितः प्रपातः/आक्रमणः)
अपसरेत्he should withdraw / retreat
अपसरेत्:
TypeVerb
Rootअप + √सृ (सरणे)
Formविधिलिङ् (optative) परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुषः, एकवचनम्; लट्-आदेशे विध्यर्थः; ‘he should withdraw/retreat’
गूढप्रणिहितैःwith covertly planted agents / with undercover spies
गूढप्रणिहितैः:
TypeNoun (agent noun used adjectivally)
Rootगूढ + प्र + नि + √धा (निधान/प्रणिधान) → ‘प्रणिहित’
Formतृतीया-बहुवचनम्, पुंलिङ्गः; ‘गूढप्रणिहित’ = गूढाः (गुप्ताः) प्रणिहिताः (नियुक्ताः गुप्तचराः)
सहtogether with
सह:
TypeParticle
Rootसह
Formअव्ययम्; तृतीया-सहयोगार्थे ‘with’
Entities Mentioned
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secret agents (gūḍhapraṇihita)FAQs
That field operatives should not be isolated; escape routes and helpers are pre-positioned, enabling coordinated extraction.