Sutra 19
Devanagari script
अन्यनौप्रतिबद्धां वातवेगवशां च नोपेयात् ॥ कZ_०१.२१.१९ ॥
Transliteration
anyanaupratibaddhāṃ vātavegavaśāṃ ca nopeyāt ।
Translation
ਉਹ ਨਾ ਤਾਂ ਕਿਸੇ ਹੋਰ ਨੌਕਾ ਨਾਲ ਬੰਨੀ ਨੌਕਾ ਵਰਤੇ, ਨਾ ਹੀ ਉਹ ਨੌਕਾ ਜੋ ਤੇਜ਼ ਹਵਾ ਦੇ ਵੇਗ ਦੇ ਵਸ਼ ਵਿੱਚ ਹੋਵੇ।
Word by Word
अन्यनौप्रतिबद्धाम्(a boat) fastened/tethered to another boat
अन्यनौप्रतिबद्धाम्:
TypeNoun/Participle (adjectival)
Rootप्रतिबन्ध (√बन्ध्)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, एकवचन, द्वितीया; ‘प्रतिबद्धा’ (कृदन्त/भूतकर्मणि) विशेषणम्; समासः: अन्य-नौ-प्रतिबद्धा = अन्यस्याः नौः प्रतिबद्धा (यस्याः सा)
वातवेगवशाम्under the control of the wind’s force; wind-driven
वातवेगवशाम्:
TypeNoun (adjectival)
Rootवश
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, एकवचन, द्वितीया; समासः: वात-वेग-वशा = वातवेगस्य वशा (अधीन/परवश)
चand
च:
TypeParticle
Rootच
Formसमुच्चयार्थक अव्यय
नnot
न:
TypeParticle
Rootन
Formनिषेधार्थक अव्यय
उपेयात्should approach / come near
उपेयात्:
TypeVerb
Root√इ (एति) उप-
Formलोट्/विधिलिङ् (आज्ञा/विधान), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; धातुः: उप-√इ ‘उपगमन/समीपगमन’
Entities Mentioned
B
boat (nau)W
wind (vāta)FAQs
Tethering creates dependency and vulnerability: it can be used to restrain, redirect, or stage an ambush, and complicates escape.
Loss of navigational control increases accident risk and exposes the king to predictable drift routes and interception.