Sutra 46

Devanagari script

स तूर्यघोषध्वजपताकाभिर्व्यूहाङ्गानां संज्ञाः स्थापयेदङ्गविभागे संघाते स्थाने गमने व्यावर्तने प्रहरणे च ॥ कZ_१०.६.४६ ॥

Transliteration

sa tūryaghoṣadhvajapatākābhir vyūhāṅgānāṃ saṃjñāḥ sthāpayet aṅgavibhāge saṃghāte sthāne gamane vyāvartane praharaṇe ca

Translation

เขาควรกำหนดสัญญาณสำหรับองค์ประกอบของกระบวนทัพด้วยเสียงแตร/กลอง ธง และธงชาย—สำหรับการแบ่งหน่วย การรวมกำลัง การยึดที่มั่น การเคลื่อนหน้า การหมุนกลับ/ถอยกลับ และการเข้าตี.

Word by Word

• सः: he (the commander/king)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक; पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-एकवचन

• तूर्यघोषध्वजपताकाभिः: by (means of) drum/bugle-sounds, standards and flags
• Type: Noun
• Root: तूर्य/घोष/ध्वज/पताका
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; तृतीया-बहुवचन; समासान्त-पद: पताका; करण/साधन-भाव

• व्यूहाङ्गानाम्: of the parts of the battle-formation
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्यूह/अङ्ग
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; षष्ठी-बहुवचन

• संज्ञाः: signals, designations (codes)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संज्ञा
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-बहुवचन; कर्म/विधेय

• स्थापयेत्: should establish / should set up
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था (स्थापयति)
• Form: लोट्/विधिलिङ् (optative); परस्मैपद; प्रथम-पुरुष; एकवचन; causative (णिच्)

• अङ्गविभागे: in the division of units (parts)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अङ्ग/विभाग
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; सप्तमी-एकवचन; अधिकरण

• संघाते: in concentration / closing up (of troops)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संघात
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; सप्तमी-एकवचन; अधिकरण

• स्थाने: in halting / in taking position
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्थान
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; सप्तमी-एकवचन; अधिकरण

• गमने: in moving / marching
• Type: Noun
• Root: गमन
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; सप्तमी-एकवचन; अधिकरण

• व्यावर्तने: in turning about / wheeling / withdrawing
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्यावर्तन
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; सप्तमी-एकवचन; अधिकरण

• प्रहरणे: in attacking / striking
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रहरण
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; सप्तमी-एकवचन; अधिकरण

• च: and
• Type: Particle
• Root: च
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय

Entities Mentioned

• tūryaghoṣa (instrument signals)
• dhvaja (banners)
• patākā (flags)

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FAQs

What does this sūtra imply about Kautilya’s view of battlefield control?

That cohesion is produced by standardized communication: pre-set codes for key actions (split, mass, hold, advance, wheel, strike) are essential to execute formations reliably.