Sutra 10
Devanagari script
यतो वा दूष्यफल्गुबलं ततोऽभिहन्यात् ॥ कZ_१०.३.१० ॥
Transliteration
yato vā dūṣya-phalgubalaṃ tato 'bhihanyāt
Translation
ശത്രുവിന്റെ ശക്തി ഏത് വശത്ത് ദുർബലമോ/ദോഷമുള്ളതോ അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ക്ഷീണിതമോ ആണോ, ആ വശത്തുനിന്നുതന്നെ ആക്രമിക്കണം.
Word by Word
यतःfrom which (source/side)
यतः:
TypePronoun
Rootयद्
Formablative singular (m./n.); relative adverbial use ‘from which/wherefrom’
वाor; alternatively
वा:
TypeParticle
Rootवा
Formindeclinable; disjunctive/emphatic particle
दूष्यdefective; corrupted; unsound
दूष्य:
TypeAdjective/Participle
Rootदूष्
Form(from past passive participle sense) ‘to be corrupted/defective’; here used adjectivally as first member of compound
फल्गुweak; paltry; ineffective
फल्गु:
TypeAdjective
Rootफल्गु
Formadjective ‘weak/insignificant’; here used adjectivally as member of compound
बलम्force; army; strength
बलम्:
TypeNoun
Rootबल
Formneuter nominative/accusative singular; ‘force/army/strength’
ततःfrom there; from that (side/source)
ततः:
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
Formablative singular (m./n.); adverbial ‘from there/from that (source)’
अभिहन्यात्should attack; should strike
अभिहन्यात्:
TypeVerb
Rootअभि-हन्
Formoptative (vidhi-liṅ), parasmaipada, 3rd person singular; ‘should strike/attack’ with prefix अभि-
Entities Mentioned
E
enemy weak pointFAQs
A targeting/COA selection rule: identify vulnerability and concentrate combat power at the weakest point.