Sutra 12
Devanagari script
आसन्नो वास्य च्छिद्रेषु प्रहरेत् ॥ कZ_०७.२.१२ ॥
Transliteration
āsanno vā sya cchidreṣu praharet
Translation
அல்லது அருகில் நிலை கொண்டிருந்தால், அவனுடைய பலவீன இடங்களில் தாக்க வேண்டும்।
Word by Word
आसन्नःbeing near; close at hand
आसन्नः:
TypeAdjective
Rootसद् (√सद्) / आसन्न (ppp of आ-√सद्)
Formप्रथमा-एकवचनम्, पुंलिङ्गम्; विशेषणम् (कर्तरि)
वाor
वा:
TypeParticle
Rootवा
Formविकल्पार्थक-अव्ययम्
अस्यof him; his
अस्य:
TypePronoun
Rootइदम् (सर्वनाम)
Formषष्ठी-एकवचनम्, पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्गम्; सम्बन्धे (of him/of it)
छिद्रेषुin the weak points; in the vulnerabilities
छिद्रेषु:
TypeNoun
Rootछिद्र
Formसप्तमी-बहुवचनम्, नपुंसकलिङ्गम्; अधिकरणे
प्रहरेत्should strike; should attack
प्रहरेत्:
TypeVerb
Rootप्र-√हृ (हरति) / √हृ (to strike)
Formविधिलिङ् (optative), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुषः, एकवचनम्; ‘should strike/attack’
Entities Mentioned
C
chidra (vulnerability/weakness)FAQs
Any exploitable gap—logistical weakness, factionalism, financial strain, frontier exposure, intelligence lapses, or unpopular governance.