Sutra 14

Devanagari script

छिन्नधान्यपुरुषवीवधयोः छिन्नधान्यमन्यतो धान्यमानीय जङ्गमस्थावराहारं वा युध्येत न छिन्नपुरुषवीवधमनभिसारम् ॥ कZ_०८.५.१४ ॥

Transliteration

chinnadhānyapuruṣavīvadhayoḥ chinnadhānyam anyato dhānyam ānīya jaṅgamasthāvarāhāraṃ vā yudhyeta na chinnapuruṣavīvadham anabhisāram

Translation

Entre quien tiene cortado el suministro de grano y quien tiene diezmados a sus hombres y animales de tiro/transporte, debe combatirse al bando cuyo grano está cortado—trayendo grano de otra parte o subsistiendo con provisiones móviles y fijas; no debe combatirse cuando los hombres y los animales de transporte han sido destruidos y no puede hacerse llegar socorro.

Word by Word

छिन्नधान्यपुरुषवीवधयोःin the two cases of (a) cut-off grain and (b) killing of men

छिन्नधान्यम्cut-off grain (supply)

अन्यतःfrom elsewhere

धान्यम्grain, provisions

आनीयhaving brought

जङ्गमस्थावराहारम्food (supplies) from movable and immovable sources

वाor

युध्येतshould fight, should engage in battle

नnot

छिन्नपुरुषवीवधम्(a situation of) killing of men / slaughter

अनभिसारम्not to be approached/assailed; not to be undertaken (as an attack)

Entities Mentioned

king

army

FAQs

Why is loss of men/transport worse than loss of grain?

Food can be substituted via import or foraging; trained manpower and transport capacity are slower to regenerate and directly limit maneuver and relief.