Sutra 29

Devanagari script

विपर्यये खरोष्ट्राश्वबलप्रायो देशमल्पवर्षपङ्कम् ॥ कZ_०९.१.४९ ॥

Transliteration

viparyaye kharoṣṭrāśvabalaprāyo deśam alpavarṣapaṅkam

Translation

इसके विपरीत स्थिति में, अल्प वर्षा और कीचड़ वाले प्रदेश में, गधों-ऊँटों-घोड़ों की प्रधानता वाली सेना के साथ (कूच) करना चाहिए।

Word by Word

• विपर्यये: in the contrary case / in the opposite type (of region)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विपर्यय
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग; सप्तमी एकवचन (लोके/अधिकरणे)

• खरोष्ट्राश्वबलप्रायः: a region where donkeys, camels, horses, and (other) beasts of burden are predominant
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्राय
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा एकवचन; विशेषणम् (देशम् इति)

• देशम्: region / territory
• Type: Noun
• Root: देश
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया एकवचन; कर्म/उद्देश्य (वर्ण्यः)

• अल्पवर्षपङ्कम्: having scanty rainfall and (yet) muddy/miry ground
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पङ्क
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया एकवचन; विशेषणम् (देशम् इति)

Entities Mentioned

• khara (donkey)
• uṣṭra (camel)
• aśva (horse)

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What strategic capability is being optimized here?

Sustained movement and supply carriage under adverse ground conditions—choosing animals better suited to the terrain and moisture pattern than elephants.