Sutra 47

Devanagari script

समे व्यूहे देशकालसारयोगात्सिद्धिः ॥ कZ_१०.६.४७ ॥

Transliteration

same vyūhe deśa-kāla-sāra-yogāt siddhiḥ.

Translation

ແມ່ນແຕ່ໃນເວລາທີ່ການຈັດຂະບວນຮົບສະເໝີກັນ ຄວາມສຳເລັດເກີດຈາກການປະສານໃຫ້ຖືກຕ້ອງລະຫວ່າງ (1) ພູມປະເທດ, (2) ເວລາ, ແລະ (3) ຄວາມໄດ້ປຽບທີ່ຊີ້ຂາດ (ແກ່ນສານ/ກຳລັງຫຼັກ).

Word by Word

• समे: in an even (balanced)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम
• Form: सप्तमी एकवचनम् (पुं/नपुं); विशेषणम्—‘व्यूहे’ इत्यस्य

• व्यूहे: in a battle formation (array)
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्यूह
• Form: सप्तमी एकवचनम् (पुं); अधिकरणम्

• देशकालसारयोगात्: from (proper) coordination of place, time, and strength
• Type: Noun
• Root: योग
• Form: पञ्चमी एकवचनम् (पुं); ‘देश-काल-सार’ इति षष्ठीसमासपूर्वपदम्; हेतौ/कारणे (ablative of cause)

• सिद्धिः: success (is achieved)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सिद्धि
• Form: प्रथमा एकवचनम् (स्त्री); कर्तृ/फलवाचकः भावः

Entities Mentioned

• army
• battle formation
• terrain
• time

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FAQs

What is Kautilya’s decision rule when forces are evenly matched?

Exploit ‘deśa-kāla-sāra’: choose terrain, timing, and the decisive factor (core strength/advantage) so that equality becomes asymmetry.

What does sāra imply in a military-administrative sense?

The decisive concentration—best troops, key capability, critical supply point, or main effort—applied at the right place and time.