Sutra 8
Devanagari script
अनभियुक्तस्तु लघुव्यसनः सुखेन व्यसनं प्रतिकृत्यामित्रो यातव्यमभिसरेत्पार्ष्णिं वा गृह्णीयात् ॥ कZ_०७.५.०८ ॥
Transliteration
anabhiyuktas tu laghuvyasanaḥ sukhena vyasanaṃ pratikṛtyāmitro yātavyam abhisaret pārṣṇiṃ vā gṛhṇīyāt
Translation
Mais si l’ennemi, bien qu’en détresse mineure, n’est pas attaqué, il peut aisément y remédier puis avancer contre le yātavya — ou te saisir par le talon (attaquer par l’arrière).
Word by Word
अनभियुक्तःone who is not engaged (in action)/not set upon (by attack)
अनभियुक्तः:
TypeAdjective (Past Passive Participle used adjectivally)
Rootअभि-युज्
Formप्रथमा-एकवचनम्, पुंलिङ्ग; नञ्-पूर्वकः ‘अभियुक्त’ (PPP) = ‘not engaged/commissioned/attacked’
तुbut, however
तु:
TypeParticle
Rootतु
Formनिपात; विरोध/विशेषार्थे
लघु-व्यसनःone whose calamity is slight (i.e., in a mild distress)
लघु-व्यसनः:
TypeNoun (with adjective)
Rootव्यस्/व्यसन (noun-stem)
Formप्रथमा-एकवचनम्, पुंलिङ्ग; ‘लघु’ (adj.) + ‘व्यसन’ (n.) = ‘having a light/mild calamity’
सुखेनeasily, with ease
सुखेन:
TypeNoun
Rootसुख
Formतृतीया-एकवचनम्, नपुंसकलिङ्ग; करण/रीत्या
व्यसनम्calamity, distress
व्यसनम्:
TypeNoun
Rootव्यसन
Formद्वितीया-एकवचनम्, नपुंसकलिङ्ग; कर्म
प्रतिकृत्यhaving countered/remedied
प्रतिकृत्य:
TypeGerund (Absolutive)
Rootप्रति-कृ
Formक्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय; ‘having counter-acted/remedied’
अमित्रःthe enemy
अमित्रः:
TypeNoun
Rootअमित्र
Formप्रथमा-एकवचनम्, पुंलिङ्ग; कर्तृ
यातव्यम्should be proceeded against / one should march (against him)
यातव्यम्:
TypeVerbal adjective (Gerundive)
Rootया
Formतव्यत्-प्रत्ययान्त; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-एकवचनम्; विधेय/आवश्यकता ‘is to be gone/should be proceeded’
अभिसरेत्should advance/approach (to attack)
अभिसरेत्:
TypeVerb
Rootअभि-सृ
Formलोट् (विधिलिङ्/आज्ञार्थे) परस्मैपदम्, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचनम्; ‘let him approach/advance’
पार्ष्णिम्the rear/heel (i.e., the enemy’s rear)
पार्ष्णिम्:
TypeNoun
Rootपार्ष्णि
Formद्वितीया-एकवचनम्, स्त्रीलिङ्ग; कर्म
वाor
वा:
TypeParticle
Rootवा
Formविकल्पार्थक निपात
गृह्णीयात्should seize/capture
गृह्णीयात्:
TypeVerb
Rootग्रह्
Formविधिलिङ् (optative), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचनम्; ‘should seize’
Entities Mentioned
A
amitra (enemy)Y
yātavya (intended target)FAQs
A rear attack, encirclement, or opportunistic strike when you are committed elsewhere.
Do not leave a lightly-distressed enemy unengaged; he may recover quickly and counterattack.