Sutra 35
Devanagari script
निम्नयोधिनो ह्युपरुद्धदेशकालाः स्थलयोधिनस्तु सर्वदेशकालयोधिनः ॥ कZ_०७.१०.३५ ॥
Transliteration
nimnayodhino hyuparuddhadeśakālāḥ sthalayodhinastu sarvadeśakālayodhinaḥ
Translation
Os combatentes em terreno baixo são limitados por lugar e tempo; os combatentes em terra firme, porém, podem operar em todos os lugares e em todos os momentos.
Word by Word
निम्नयोधिनःfighters positioned on lower ground
निम्नयोधिनः:
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Rootयुध्
Formप्रथमा-बहुवचनम्, पुंलिङ्गः; निम्न- (अव्यय/विशेषण) + योधिन् (युध्-धातुज, ‘fighter’) → ‘low-lying/low-ground fighters’
हिindeed / for
हि:
TypeParticle
Rootहि
Formनिपातः; हेतौ/निश्चये ‘indeed/for’
उपरुद्धदेशकालाःrestricted as to place and time (i.e., constrained in position and timing)
उपरुद्धदेशकालाः:
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Rootरुध्
Formप्रथमा-बहुवचनम्, पुंलिङ्गः; उपरुद्ध (उप-√रुध्, क्त) + देश + काल; ‘whose place and time are blocked/restricted’
स्थलयोधिनःfighters on firm/high ground
स्थलयोधिनः:
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Rootयुध्
Formप्रथमा-बहुवचनम्, पुंलिङ्गः; स्थल- ‘high/firm ground’ + योधिन् ‘fighter’
तुbut / however
तु:
TypeParticle
Rootतु
Formनिपातः; विरोध/विभेदे ‘but/however’
सर्वदेशकालयोधिनःfighters for all places and times (universally adaptable fighters)
सर्वदेशकालयोधिनः:
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Rootयुध्
Formप्रथमा-बहुवचनम्, पुंलिङ्गः; सर्व + देश + काल + योधिन्; ‘fighters (effective) in all places and times’
Entities Mentioned
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nimnayodhinaḥS
sthalayodhinaḥD
deśaK
kālaFAQs
Prefer assets and formations that are deployable across diverse conditions; avoid over-dependence on capabilities that function only under narrow terrain/time windows.