Sutra 35
Devanagari script
अशक्ये सर्वमुत्सृज्यापगच्छेत् ॥ कZ_०९.७.३५ ॥
Transliteration
aśakye sarvam utsṛjya apagacchet
Translation
当不可行时，他应舍弃一切并撤退。
Word by Word
अशक्येwhen (it is) impossible / in an impossible situation
अशक्ये:
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Rootशक्
Formनपुंसकलिङ्गे सप्तमी एकवचनम्; नञ्-पूर्वक-विशेषणम् (aśakya = not possible)
सर्वम्everything; the whole (of it)
सर्वम्:
TypePronoun/Adjective
Rootसर्व
Formनपुंसकलिङ्गे द्वितीया एकवचनम्; कर्म (object)
उत्सृज्यhaving abandoned; having left behind
उत्सृज्य:
TypeVerb (absolutive)
Rootसृज् (उत्+सृज्)
Formक्त्वान्त अव्ययम् (gerund); पूर्वक्रिया—‘having abandoned/left’
अपगच्छेत्he should go away; he should withdraw/retreat
अपगच्छेत्:
TypeVerb
Rootगम् (अप+गम्)
Formविधिलिङ् (optative) परस्मैपदम्; प्रथमपुरुषः एकवचनम्; आदेश/विधान—‘should depart’
FAQs
Because preserving the ruler and core command capacity enables future recovery; futile defense can destroy both assets and the possibility of return.