Sutra 49

Devanagari script

परभूमिव्यूहे चाश्वांश्चारयेयुः ॥ कZ_१०.३.४९ ॥

Transliteration

parabhūmivyūhe cāśvāṃś cārayeyuḥ

Translation

ရန်သူ့မြေပေါ်တွင် တပ်ဖွဲ့ကို စီတန်းထားသောအခါ မြင်းများကို အမြဲလှုပ်ရှားစေသင့်သည် (ဆိုလိုသည်မှာ မြင်းစီးလှည့်လည်ကင်းလှည့်လုပ်ရန်)။

Word by Word

• परभूमि-व्यूहे: in/at the enemy’s (foreign) territorial formation (battle-array)
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्यूह
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; सप्तमी एकवचन; (व्यूह-शब्दः) ‘परभूमेः व्यूहे’ इति; अधिकरणे सप्तमी

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

• अश्वान्: horses (cavalry)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अश्व
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया बहुवचन; कर्म

• चारयेयुः: they should cause (them) to move about / should patrol (with)
• Type: Verb
• Root: चर्
• Form: णिच् (causative) ‘चारयति’; विधिलिङ्/आज्ञार्थे लिङ्; परस्मैपदम्; प्रथमपुरुष; बहुवचन

Entities Mentioned

• aśva

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FAQs

Why emphasize horse movement specifically on enemy territory?

Mobility reduces vulnerability to surprise and improves intelligence collection, screening, and rapid response when operating without local control.