Sutra 39

Devanagari script

तथाक्रन्दाभिसारेण पार्ष्णिग्राहाभिसारिणम् ॥ कZ_०७.१३.३९च्द् ॥

Transliteration

tathākrandābhisāreṇa pārṣṇigrāhābhisāriṇam

Translation

तथाक्रन्दाभिसारेण पार्ष्णिग्राहाभिसारिणं प्रतिहन्यात्।

Word by Word

• तथा: thus; in the same manner
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा
• Form: अव्यय (उपमान/प्रकारवाचक)

• आक्रन्द-अभिसारेण: by an alarm-raid / by a raid accompanied by a war-cry
• Type: Noun (instrumental phrase)
• Root: अभि√सृ (सरणे)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया एकवचन; ‘अभिसार’ (raid/attack) qualified by ‘आक्रन्द’ (alarm/cry)

• पार्ष्णिग्राह-अभिसारिणम्: the rear-enemy who is raiding / the attacker from the rear
• Type: Noun/Adjective (accusative)
• Root: अभि√सृ (सरणे)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया एकवचन; ‘अभिसारिन्’ (one who raids/attacks) as adjective to ‘पार्ष्णिग्राह’

Entities Mentioned

• ākranda
• pārṣṇigrāha
• abhisāriṇ (operative/advancer)

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FAQs

What is the governance logic behind targeting the ‘abhisāriṇ’?

Neutralizing the moving arm (agent/expeditionary element) of a rear-enemy can be cheaper and faster than confronting the rear-enemy directly.