Sutra 8
Devanagari script
दुर्गावाप्तिर्हि स्वभूमिरक्षणममित्राटवीप्रतिषेधं च करोति ॥ कZ_०७.१०.०८ ॥
Transliteration
durgāvāptirhi svabhūmirakṣaṇamamitrāṭavīpratiṣedhaṃ ca karoti
Translation
Securing forts indeed enables the protection of one’s own territory and the denial of the enemy’s forest-tracts (used for raids, refuge, and supply).
Word by Word
दुर्गावाप्तिःacquisition/possession of a fort
दुर्गावाप्तिः:
TypeNoun
Rootआप् (प्रापणे)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-एकवचन; (दुर्गस्य) अवाप्तिः = दुर्गावाप्तिः
हिindeed, for
हि:
TypeParticle
Rootहि
Formनिपात; अव्यय; हेत्वर्थ/निश्चयार्थ-प्रयोग
स्वभूमिरक्षणम्protection of one’s own land/territory
स्वभूमिरक्षणम्:
TypeNoun
Rootरक्ष् (पालने)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-एकवचन; (स्वभूमेः) रक्षणम्
अमित्राटवीप्रतिषेधम्blocking/denying the enemy’s forest (base/tract)
अमित्राटवीप्रतिषेधम्:
TypeNoun
Rootप्रतिषिध् (निवारणे)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-एकवचन; (अमित्रस्य) आटवी = अमित्राटवी; (अमित्राटव्याः) प्रतिषेधः
चand
च:
TypeConjunction
Rootच
Formअव्यय; समुच्चयार्थ
करोतिdoes, brings about, accomplishes
करोति:
TypeVerb
Rootकृ (करणे)
Formलट्; परस्मैपदम्; प्रथमपुरुष; एकवचन
Entities Mentioned
D
durga (fort)A
amitra (enemy)Ā
āṭavī (forest tract)FAQs
They reduce vulnerability of newly held or core territories and prevent enemies from using forests as bases for guerrilla raids and logistics.
Consolidation requires infrastructure—garrisons, fortified nodes, and control of transit/forest corridors—not only battlefield victory.