Sutra 10

Devanagari script

स्वभूमिं युद्धकालं प्रत्यनीकमभिन्नभेदनं भिन्नसंधानं संहतभेदनं भिन्नवधं दुर्गवधं यात्राकालं च पश्येत् ॥ कZ_०२.३३.१० ॥

Transliteration

svabhūmiṃ yuddhakālaṃ pratyanīkam abhinnabhedanaṃ bhinnasaṃdhānaṃ saṃhatabhedanaṃ bhinnavadhaṃ durgavadhaṃ yātrākālaṃ ca paśyet

Translation

Il doit considérer : son propre territoire, le moment du combat, la disposition de l’ennemi, comment diviser un adversaire encore intact, comment réconcilier (ou recomposer) une force divisée, comment briser un ennemi consolidé, comment détruire un ennemi dispersé, comment réduire les forteresses, et le moment opportun pour marcher/faire campagne.

Word by Word

• स्वभूमिम्: one’s own territory/land
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूमि
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; द्वितीया एकवचन; (स्व + भूमि) कर्मपद

• युद्धकालम्: the time for war
• Type: Noun
• Root: काल
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया एकवचन; (युद्ध + काल) कर्मपद

• प्रति: towards; against
• Type: Particle
• Root: प्रति
• Form: उपसर्ग/अव्यय; ‘towards/against’ अर्थे

• अनीकम्: army formation; battle-front
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनीक
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया एकवचन; ‘सेना-व्यूह/सेनाग्र’

• अभिन्नभेदनम्: breaking an unbroken/undivided formation
• Type: Noun
• Root: भेदन
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया एकवचन; (अभिन्न + भेदन)

• भिन्नसन्धानम्: rejoining/re-forming a broken formation
• Type: Noun
• Root: सन्धान
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया एकवचन; (भिन्न + सन्धान)

• संहतभेदनम्: breaking a compact/massed formation
• Type: Noun
• Root: भेदन
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया एकवचन; (संहत + भेदन)

• भिन्नवधम्: killing/destruction of those who are separated/dispersed
• Type: Noun
• Root: वध
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया एकवचन; (भिन्न + वध)

• दुर्गवधम्: destruction/capture of a fort
• Type: Noun
• Root: वध
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया एकवचन; (दुर्ग + वध)

• यात्राकालम्: the time for marching/setting out (campaign time)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काल
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया एकवचन; (यात्रा + काल) कर्मपद

• च: and
• Type: Conjunction
• Root: च
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक

• पश्येत्: should observe/consider
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश्
• Form: लोट्/विधिलिङ् (optative) परस्मैपद; प्रथमपुरुष एकवचन; ‘he should observe/consider’

Entities Mentioned

• enemy force (pratyanīka)
• forts (durga)

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FAQs

What is the core niti logic of the sequence 'split—recombine—break—destroy'?

Treat enemy cohesion as a variable: first induce division in a unified opponent, prevent effective reunification, break concentrated strength when advantageous, and eliminate dispersed remnants—while synchronizing with terrain and time.