Sutra 14

Devanagari script

अग्निपतङ्गवदमित्रे वा प्रविशेत् ॥ कZ_०७.१५.१४ ॥

Transliteration

agnipataṅgavad amitre vā praviśet

Translation

دشمن میں (اس کے علاقے میں) صرف آگ کے پروانے کی طرح داخل ہونا چاہیے—یعنی خطرے اور ہلاکت کے امکان کو جانتے ہوئے۔

Word by Word

• अग्निपतङ्गवत्: like a fire-moth (rushing into danger)
• Type: Indeclinable (Adverbial)
• Root: अग्नि + पतङ्ग
• Form: -वत् (vat) taddhita forming an indeclinable adverbial comparison: ‘like/as’; base: अग्निपतङ्ग ‘fire-moth’ (m.)

• अमित्रे: in/against the enemy
• Type: Noun
• Root: अमित्र
• Form: Locative singular, masculine/neuter (contextually ‘in/against the enemy’); stem: अमित्र- ‘enemy’

• वा: or
• Type: Particle
• Root: वा
• Form: Disjunctive particle ‘or/alternatively’

• प्रविशेत्: should enter; should infiltrate
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + विश्
• Form: Optative (vidhi-liṅ), parasmaipada, 3rd person singular; ‘should enter/penetrate’

Entities Mentioned

• enemy

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FAQs

What is the policy warning conveyed by the ‘moth and fire’ metaphor?

Entering the enemy’s sphere without adequate preparation, support, and exit routes is self-destructive; do it only with calculated safeguards or not at all.