Sutra 1
Devanagari script
भिन्नकूटमन्धमिति ॥ कZ_०८.५.०१ ॥
Transliteration
bhinnakūṭamandhamiti
Translation
[The opponent is classified as:] ‘one whose formation is broken, and one who is blind (unaware/confused).’
Word by Word
भिन्नbroken/altered; forged (as qualifying ‘kūṭa’)
भिन्न:
TypeAdjective (Kṛdanta)
Rootभिद्
Formभिन्न- (क्त-प्रत्ययान्त past passive participle); प्रथमा-एकवचनम्; नपुंसकलिङ्गम् (अव्यक्त-निर्देशरूपेण), ‘भिन्नम्’ इत्यर्थः
कूटम्forgery; false document/evidence
कूटम्:
TypeNoun
Rootकूट
Formनपुंसकलिङ्गम्; प्रथमा-एकवचनम् (उक्त-प्रकारेण ‘भिन्नकूटम्’ इति समस्तपदस्य अवयवः)
अन्धम्blind/obscure; not clearly ascertainable
अन्धम्:
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Rootअन्ध
Formनपुंसकलिङ्गम्; प्रथमा-एकवचनम्; ‘अन्धम्’ = अन्धत्वयुक्तम्/अदृष्टार्थम् (as a listed item/category)
इतिthus; (so called); end of enumeration
इति:
TypeParticle (Quotative/End-marker)
Rootइति
Formअव्ययम्; उक्त-समाहारस्य/सूची-निर्देशस्य समाप्त्यर्थम्
Entities Mentioned
E
enemy force (implicit)FAQs
Operational blindness: poor reconnaissance, confused command, misinformation, or inability to read terrain and intent—making the force exploitable.