Sutra 10

Devanagari script

पारग्रामिकं वा योगमातिष्ठेत् ॥ कZ_०१.१८.१० ॥

Transliteration

pāragrāmikaṃ vā yogam ātiṣṭhet

Translation

あるいは、そのような作戦は別の村／領域（自分の地元の拠点の外）で実行すべきである。

Word by Word

• पारग्रामिकम्: a foreign/external (connected with another village/territory)
• Type: Noun/Adjective
• Root: पारग्रामिक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, एकवचन, द्वितीया (कर्मपद); विशेषणरूपेण ‘योगम्’ इति पदं विशेषयति

• वा: or
• Type: Particle
• Root: वा
• Form: विकल्पार्थक-अव्यय (either/or)

• योगम्: an alliance/association/combination
• Type: Noun
• Root: युज् (योग)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, एकवचन, द्वितीया (कर्मपद)

• आतिष्ठेत्: should undertake/adopt
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ√स्था (स्था)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; लोट्-भावार्थः—‘कथं कर्तव्यम्’ इति विधानम्

Entities Mentioned

• external locality (pāragrāmika)

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FAQs

Why recommend operating 'pāragrāmika' (elsewhere) for certain stratagems?

Distance reduces traceability, limits local retaliation, and improves deniability by breaking direct links to the operator’s home network.