Sutra 24
Devanagari script
पृथग्वा सहयाने वा विश्वासेनातिसंहितम् ॥ कZ_०८.५.२४अब् ॥
Transliteration
pṛthag vā sahayāne vā viśvāsenātisaṃhitam
Translation
Whether acting separately or moving jointly, one should not be bound too tightly by trust (in the ally).
Word by Word
पृथक्separately, apart
पृथक्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootपृथक्
Formअव्यय; अर्थे ‘अलग्/भिन्नम्’
वाor
वा:
TypeParticle
Rootवा
Formविकल्पार्थक-अव्यय (disjunctive ‘or’)
सहयानेin a shared conveyance / while travelling together
सहयाने:
TypeNoun
Rootसह-यान
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग; सप्तमी एकवचन; ‘सह’ + ‘यान’ (सह = साथ, यान = वाहन/यात्रा); अधिकरणे (locative: ‘in/while in a shared conveyance’)
वाor
वा:
TypeParticle
Rootवा
Formविकल्पार्थक-अव्यय
विश्वासेनby trust; with confidence
विश्वासेन:
TypeNoun
Rootविश्वास
Formपुंलिङ्ग; तृतीया एकवचन; करण/हेतु-अर्थे (‘by/through trust, with confidence’)
अतिसंहितम्overly concealed/kept too close; excessively compact/closely joined
अतिसंहितम्:
TypeParticiple (verbal adjective)
Rootअति-सम्-धा (धातु: धा) → संहित (कृदन्त)
Formभूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (PPP) ‘संहित’; उपसर्ग: अति + सम्; नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचन; ‘overly/closely joined, excessively compact/covered/kept close’
Entities Mentioned
A
ally (implicit)J
joint force (implicit)FAQs
Maintain independent logistics and intelligence, keep command unity, limit information exposure, and ensure exit options even in joint operations.