Sutra 14
Devanagari script
परानीकव्यूहदुर्गस्कन्धावारप्रमर्दना ह्यतिप्रमाणशरीराः प्राणहरकर्माणो हस्तिनः ॥ कZ_०२.२.१४ ॥
Transliteration
parānīkavyūhadurgaskandhāvārapramardanā hyatipramāṇaśarīrāḥ prāṇaharakarmāṇo hastinaḥ
Translation
Les éléphants, avec leur corps massif et leur force meurtrière, peuvent écraser les formations ennemies, les forteresses et les camps militaires.
Word by Word
परानीकव्यूहदुर्गस्कन्धावारप्रमर्दनाः(Elephants) that crush enemy armies, battle formations, forts, and military camps
परानीकव्यूहदुर्गस्कन्धावारप्रमर्दनाः:
TypeAdjective (Kṛdanta)
Rootमृद् (मर्दने)
Formप्रथमा-बहुवचनम्, पुंलिङ्गः; क्तृ-प्रत्ययान्त (प्रमर्दन) ‘one who crushes’; समासः: पर-आनीक-व्यूह-दुर्ग-स्कन्धावार-प्रमर्दन (of crushing enemy-armies, battle-formations, forts, and camps)
हिindeed / for
हि:
TypeParticle
Rootहि (निपात)
Formनिपातः; हेत्वर्थ/निश्चयार्थ-प्रयोगः
अतिप्रमाणशरीराःhaving very large bodies
अतिप्रमाणशरीराः:
TypeAdjective (Compound)
Rootशरीर
Formप्रथमा-बहुवचनम्, पुंलिङ्गः; समासः: अति-प्रमाण-शरीर (having a body of excessive/very great size)
प्राणहरकर्माणःwhose actions are life-taking (lethal)
प्राणहरकर्माणः:
TypeAdjective (Compound)
Rootहृ (हरणे)
Formप्रथमा-बहुवचनम्, पुंलिङ्गः; समासः: प्राण-हर-कर्मन् (whose actions take away life)
हस्तिनःelephants
हस्तिनः:
TypeNoun
Rootहस्तिन्
Formप्रथमा-बहुवचनम्, पुंलिङ्गः; ‘elephant’
Entities Mentioned
E
enemy formationsF
fortsC
campsW
war elephantsFAQs
They function as a shock-and-breach capability: breaking formations, pressuring fortifications, and disrupting camp security.