Sutra 3

Devanagari script

अशक्तो वा सैन्येष्वायोजयेत् अन्तरेषु वा निचिनुयात् ॥ कZ_१०.२.०३ ॥

Transliteration

aśakto vā sainyeṣu āyojayet antareṣu vā nicinuyāt

Translation

ਜੋ ਘੱਟ ਸਮਰੱਥ ਹੋਣ, ਉਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਜਾਂ ਤਾਂ ਸੈਨਾ-ਵਿਉਂਹਾਂ ਵਿੱਚ (ਨਿਯੰਤਰਿਤ ਭੂਮਿਕਾਵਾਂ ਵਿੱਚ) ਲਗਾਇਆ ਜਾਵੇ, ਜਾਂ ਲੋੜ ਅਨੁਸਾਰ ਦਰਮਿਆਨੀ ਖਾਲੀਆਂ/ਅੰਤਰਾਲਾਂ ਵਿੱਚ ਰੱਖਿਆ ਜਾਵੇ।

Word by Word

• अशक्तः: unable; not capable
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शक्
• Form: प्रातिपदिक: अशक्त; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (कर्तृ/विषय)

• वा: or
• Type: Particle
• Root: वा
• Form: विकल्पार्थक अव्यय (either/or)

• सैन्येषु: among/in the troops
• Type: Noun
• Root: सैन्य
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, बहुवचन (अधिकरण)

• आयोजयेत्: should assign/deploy (him)
• Type: Verb
• Root: युज् (योज्)
• Form: लिङ् (विधिलिङ्), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; णिच्-प्रत्यय (causative) — ‘cause to be yoked/appointed/engaged’

• अन्तरेषु: in the intervals / in the intermediate spaces
• Type: Noun/Adjective (used substantively)
• Root: अन्तर
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, बहुवचन (अधिकरण)

• वा: or
• Type: Particle
• Root: वा
• Form: विकल्पार्थक अव्यय (or)

• निचिनुयात्: should place/station (him)
• Type: Verb
• Root: चि
• Form: लिङ् (विधिलिङ्), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; उपसर्ग: नि-; धातु: चि (चिनोति)

Entities Mentioned

• less capable personnel

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FAQs

What is the administrative logic of placing the less capable in 'controlled roles' or 'intervals'?

It preserves combat effectiveness by aligning capability with task criticality while maintaining formation completeness and reducing weak-point exploitation.