Sutra 56
Devanagari script
सर्वदेशकालप्रहरणमुपांशुदण्डश्चेति पत्तियुद्धानि ॥ कZ_१०.५.५६ ॥
Transliteration
sarvadeśakālapraharaṇamupāṃśudaṇḍaśceti pattiyuddhāni
Translation
รูปแบบการรบของทหารราบคือ: โจมตีด้วยอาวุธที่เหมาะกับทุกพื้นที่และทุกกาลเวลา, และ ‘อุปางศุ-ทัณฑะ’ (การลงโทษแบบเงียบ/ลับ: การบีบบังคับหรือปราบปรามอย่างแนบเนียน)।
Word by Word
सर्वदेशकालप्रहरणम्weaponry/equipment usable in all places and at all times
सर्वदेशकालप्रहरणम्:
TypeNoun
Rootप्रहरण
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचन; समासः: सर्व + देश + काल + प्रहरण (सर्वेषु देशेषु कालेषु च यत् प्रहरणम्)
उपांशु-दण्डःcovert punishment/covert coercive force
उपांशु-दण्डः:
TypeNoun
Rootदण्ड
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचन; उपांशु (अव्यय/विशेषण) + दण्ड (दण्डः)
चand
च:
TypeParticle
Rootच
Formसमुच्चयार्थक-अव्ययम्
इतिthus (so called)
इति:
TypeParticle
Rootइति
Formउद्धरण/निदर्शनार्थक-अव्ययम्; परिभाषासूचकः
पत्ति-युद्धानिinfantry battles/infantry warfare (operations)
पत्ति-युद्धानि:
TypeNoun
Rootयुध्
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा बहुवचन; समासः: पत्ति (पदाति/infantryman) + युद्ध (युद्धानि)
Entities Mentioned
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patti (infantry)U
upāṃśudaṇḍa (silent punishment)FAQs
A preference for discreet, targeted coercion—punishment or neutralization without public escalation—useful for discipline, sabotage, and psychological pressure.