Sutra 30

Devanagari script

आसमाप्तेश्चैनं वासयेद् योधयेच्च बलव्यसनेभ्यश्च रक्षेत् ॥ कZ_०७.८.३० ॥

Transliteration

āsamāpteś cainaṃ vāsayed yodhaye ca balavyasanebhyaś ca rakṣet.

Translation

Until the operation is concluded, he should keep him stationed (under oversight), employ him in fighting as needed, and protect him from calamities/disorders affecting the troops.

Word by Word

• आसमाप्तेः: until full completion (i.e., up to the end)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सम्+आप् (समाप्ति)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-एकवचन (समाप्ति-शब्दः); उपसर्गः आ- (आसमाप्ति = पूर्ण-समाप्ति/अन्त)

• च: and
• Type: Particle
• Root: च
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्ययम्

• एनम्: him (that person)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम् (एतद्-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• वासयेत्: should lodge/keep (him) housed (under control)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वस्
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुष-एकवचन; causative sense in usage: ‘to cause to dwell/keep lodged’

• योधयेत्: should make (him) fight / engage (him) in battle
• Type: Verb
• Root: युध्
• Form: विधिलिङ्, परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुष-एकवचन; णिच् (causative) अर्थः: ‘to make fight/engage in battle’

• च: and
• Type: Particle
• Root: च
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्ययम्

• बलव्यसनेभ्यः: from calamities/misfortunes affecting the army
• Type: Noun
• Root: बल + व्यसन
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (व्यसन), पञ्चमी-बहुवचन; ‘बलस्य व्यसनानि’ = बल-सम्बन्धीनि आपदः/दुर्व्यसनानि

• च: and
• Type: Particle
• Root: च
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्ययम्

• रक्षेत्: should protect/guard (him)
• Type: Verb
• Root: रक्ष्
• Form: विधिलिङ्, परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुष-एकवचन

Entities Mentioned

• king
• agent/commander
• troops (bala)

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FAQs

Why ‘station him’ and also ‘make him fight’ ?

Stationing implies controlled placement/supervision; deploying him in combat extracts utility and reduces idle time that could enable intrigue.