Sutra 19

Devanagari script

अन्यनौप्रतिबद्धां वातवेगवशां च नोपेयात् ॥ कZ_०१.२१.१९ ॥

Transliteration

anyanaupratibaddhāṃ vātavegavaśāṃ ca nopeyāt ।

Translation

彼は他の船に繋がれた船を用いてはならず、また強風に翻弄される船も用いてはならない。

Word by Word

• अन्यनौप्रतिबद्धाम्: (a boat) fastened/tethered to another boat
• Type: Noun/Participle (adjectival)
• Root: प्रतिबन्ध (√बन्ध्)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, एकवचन, द्वितीया; ‘प्रतिबद्धा’ (कृदन्त/भूतकर्मणि) विशेषणम्; समासः: अन्य-नौ-प्रतिबद्धा = अन्यस्याः नौः प्रतिबद्धा (यस्याः सा)

• वातवेगवशाम्: under the control of the wind’s force; wind-driven
• Type: Noun (adjectival)
• Root: वश
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, एकवचन, द्वितीया; समासः: वात-वेग-वशा = वातवेगस्य वशा (अधीन/परवश)

• च: and
• Type: Particle
• Root: च
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक अव्यय

• न: not
• Type: Particle
• Root: न
• Form: निषेधार्थक अव्यय

• उपेयात्: should approach / come near
• Type: Verb
• Root: √इ (एति) उप-
• Form: लोट्/विधिलिङ् (आज्ञा/विधान), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; धातुः: उप-√इ ‘उपगमन/समीपगमन’

Entities Mentioned

• boat (nau)
• wind (vāta)

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FAQs

Why prohibit a boat tethered to another boat?

Tethering creates dependency and vulnerability: it can be used to restrain, redirect, or stage an ambush, and complicates escape.

Why avoid a boat under strong wind influence?

Loss of navigational control increases accident risk and exposes the king to predictable drift routes and interception.