Sutra 5
Devanagari script
संहतानीकं हस्तिभिर्भेदयेत् ॥ कZ_१०.३.०५ ॥
Transliteration
saṃhatānīkaṃ hastibhir bhedayet
Translation
संहतानीकं हस्तिभिर्भेदयेत्।
Word by Word
संहत-अनीकम्the compact (close-formed) battle-array
संहत-अनीकम्:
TypeNoun
Rootअनीक
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, एकवचन, द्वितीया; समासः—संहत (ppp of √हन्/√हृ? here adjectival ‘compact/close-formed’) + अनीक ‘army/array’
हस्तिभिःby elephants / with war-elephants
हस्तिभिः:
TypeNoun
Rootहस्तिन्
Formपुंलिङ्ग, बहुवचन, तृतीया (करण)
भेदयेत्should cause to be broken / should breach
भेदयेत्:
TypeVerb
Root√भिद्
Formकारणार्थक-णिच् (भेदय-), विधिलिङ्/आज्ञार्थे optative; परस्मैपदम्; प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन
Entities Mentioned
E
elephantsE
enemy formation (anīka)FAQs
To rupture cohesion and create gaps so follow-on troops can exploit disorder; elephants act as a shock arm against dense arrays.