Shloka 13

उपायधर्म-सेनायोगः

Upāya-dharma and Senāyoga: Expedient Ethics & Army Deployment

Devanagari script

जलवांस्तृणवान्‌ मार्ग: समो गम्य: प्रशस्यते । चारै: सुविदिताभ्यास: कुशलैर्वनगोचरै:

Translation

行军赴战之时，若道路平坦易行，且水草等资用充足，便被称许为佳。那些精干的侦探，惯于出入林野，对路径往往了然于胸。

Word by Word

• जलवान्: having water, well-watered
• जलवान्: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: जलवत्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• तृणवान्: having grass
• तृणवान्: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तृणवत्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• मार्गः: path, route
• मार्गः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: मार्ग
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• समः: level, even
• समः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• गम्यः: passable, traversable
• गम्यः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गम्य
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• प्रशस्यते: is praised/commended
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + शंस्
• Form: Present, Third, Singular, Atmanepada, Passive/Impersonal usage

• चारैः: by spies, by scouts
• चारैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: चार
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• सुविदित: well-known, well-ascertained
• सुविदित: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु + विदित
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अभ्यासः: practice; familiarity; repeated acquaintance
• अभ्यासः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: अभ्यास
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• कुशलैः: by skilled (ones)
• कुशलैः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कुशल
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• वनगोचरैः: by forest-roamers
• वनगोचरैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: वनगोचर
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

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