Sutra 14
Devanagari script
अग्निपतङ्गवदमित्रे वा प्रविशेत् ॥ कZ_०७.१५.१४ ॥
Transliteration
agnipataṅgavad amitre vā praviśet
Translation
ਵੈਰੀ ਵਿੱਚ (ਉਸ ਦੇ ਇਲਾਕੇ ਵਿੱਚ) ਅੱਗ ਦੇ ਪਤੰਗੇ ਵਾਂਗ ਹੀ ਦਾਖ਼ਲ ਹੋਣਾ ਚਾਹੀਦਾ ਹੈ—ਅਰਥਾਤ ਖ਼ਤਰੇ ਅਤੇ ਨਾਸ ਦੀ ਸੰਭਾਵਨਾ ਜਾਣ ਕੇ।
Word by Word
अग्निपतङ्गवत्like a fire-moth (rushing into danger)
अग्निपतङ्गवत्:
TypeIndeclinable (Adverbial)
Rootअग्नि + पतङ्ग
Form-वत् (vat) taddhita forming an indeclinable adverbial comparison: ‘like/as’; base: अग्निपतङ्ग ‘fire-moth’ (m.)
अमित्रेin/against the enemy
अमित्रे:
TypeNoun
Rootअमित्र
FormLocative singular, masculine/neuter (contextually ‘in/against the enemy’); stem: अमित्र- ‘enemy’
वाor
वा:
TypeParticle
Rootवा
FormDisjunctive particle ‘or/alternatively’
प्रविशेत्should enter; should infiltrate
प्रविशेत्:
TypeVerb
Rootप्र + विश्
FormOptative (vidhi-liṅ), parasmaipada, 3rd person singular; ‘should enter/penetrate’
Entities Mentioned
E
enemyFAQs
Entering the enemy’s sphere without adequate preparation, support, and exit routes is self-destructive; do it only with calculated safeguards or not at all.