Sutra 12
Devanagari script
शत्रूणामापाते कूपकूटावपातकण्टकिनीश्च स्थापयेत् ॥ कZ_१०.१.१२ ॥
Transliteration
śatrūṇāmāpāte kūpakūṭāvapātakaṇṭakinīśca sthāpayet
Translation
ശത്രുക്കൾ ആക്രമിച്ച് എത്താൻ സാധ്യതയുള്ള വഴികളിൽ കുഴി-കണികൾ, മറച്ചുവെച്ച കുഴിത്തറകൾ/കുഴികൾ, കൂടാതെ മുള്ളുള്ള തടസ്സ-നിരകൾ സ്ഥാപിക്കണം.
Word by Word
शत्रूणाम्of the enemies
शत्रूणाम्:
TypeNoun
Rootशत्रु
Formषष्ठी-बहुवचनम् (Genitive Pl.); पुंलिङ्गः
आपातेin/at the time of a sudden attack
आपाते:
TypeNoun
Rootआपात
Formसप्तमी-एकवचनम् (Locative Sg.); पुंलिङ्गः
कूपकूटान्concealed pit-traps
कूपकूटान्:
TypeNoun
Rootकूपकूट
Formद्वितीया-बहुवचनम् (Accusative Pl.); पुंलिङ्गः; समासः—षष्ठी/कर्मधारय-प्रायः (कूपस्य कूटम्)
अवपातकण्टकिनीःspiked pitfalls/obstacles (thorned or spiked traps)
अवपातकण्टकिनीः:
TypeNoun
Rootअवपातकण्टकिनी
Formद्वितीया-बहुवचनम् (Accusative Pl.); स्त्रीलिङ्गः; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (अवपातः + कण्टकिनी)
चand
च:
TypeParticle
Rootच
Formसमुच्चयार्थक-अव्ययम्
स्थापयेत्should set up / should place
स्थापयेत्:
TypeVerb
Rootस्था
Formलोट्/विधिलिङ्-लकारः (optative/imperative sense); परस्मैपदम्; प्रथमपुरुषः एकवचनम्; धातुः—स्था (१P)
Entities Mentioned
E
enemy (śatru)P
pit traps (kūpa/avapāta)T
thorn obstacles (kaṇṭakinī)FAQs
They reduce reliance on constant manpower, lower the probability of surprise, and create enforceable ‘security geometry’—a predictable defensive environment that administrators can audit and maintain.