Sutra 11

Devanagari script

स एवातिक्रान्तः पक्षाभ्यामसह्यः ॥ कZ_१०.६.११ ॥

Transliteration

sa evātikrāntaḥ pakṣābhyām asahyaḥ

Translation

同一阵列若推进超过两翼，则称为“Asahya”（难以承受/不可阻挡）。

Word by Word

• सः: he; that (person)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम)
• Form: सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक; पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-एकवचन

• एव: indeed; just; only
• Type: Particle
• Root: एव
• Form: निपात (अव्यय)

• अतिक्रान्तः: having transgressed; having overstepped
• Type: Participle
• Root: अति-क्रम्
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त-प्रत्ययान्त); भूतकर्मणि/भूतकृत्; पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-एकवचन; ‘अतिक्रान्त’ = having transgressed/overstepped

• पक्षाभ्याम्: by/with the two sides; by both parties
• Type: Noun
• Root: पक्ष
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; तृतीया-द्विवचन (करण/सह)

• असह्यः: intolerable; unbearable; not to be tolerated
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सह् (with neg. अ-)
• Form: विशेषण; पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-एकवचन; ‘असह्य’ = not to be endured/tolerated

Entities Mentioned

• pakṣa (two wings)
• asahya (formation)

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FAQs

Why label a formation ‘asahya’ (irresistible)?

It signals intent: concentrate combat power into a forward-driving segment meant to break the enemy line quickly.