मनु-स्मृतिः
manu-smṛtiḥ
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chapter-7, verse-191
संहतान योधयेदल्पान कामं विस्तारयेद बहून ।
सूच्या वज्रेण चैवैतान व्यूहेन व्यूह्य योधयेत ॥१९१॥
सूच्या वज्रेण चैवैतान व्यूहेन व्यूह्य योधयेत ॥१९१॥
191. saṁhatān yodhayedalpān kāmaṁ vistārayed bahūn ,
sūcyā vajreṇa caivaitān vyūhena vyūhya yodhayet.
sūcyā vajreṇa caivaitān vyūhena vyūhya yodhayet.
191.
saṃhatān yodhayed alpān kāmam vistārayed bahūn
sūcyā vajreṇa ca eva etān vyūhena vyūhya yodhayet
sūcyā vajreṇa ca eva etān vyūhena vyūhya yodhayet
191.
alpān saṃhatān yodhayet bahūn kāmam vistārayed
etān ca sūcyā vajreṇa vyūhena vyūhya yodhayet
etān ca sūcyā vajreṇa vyūhena vyūhya yodhayet
191.
Fewer men should be made to fight in close formation, while more men can be deployed widely. These should be fought using needle and thunderbolt formations.
Words meanings summery:
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- संहतान् (saṁhatān) - in close formation (joined together, closed, compact)
- योधयेत् (yodhayet) - should be made to fight (should fight, should cause to fight)
- अल्पान् (alpān) - fewer men (few, small)
- कामम् (kāmam) - widely (as much as desired, greatly, willingly)
- विस्तारयेद् (vistārayed) - can be deployed (should deploy, should extend)
- बहून् (bahūn) - more men (many, numerous)
- सूच्या (sūcyā) - needle formation (by the needle)
- वज्रेण (vajreṇa) - thunderbolt formation (by the thunderbolt)
- च (ca) - and, also
- एव (eva) - indeed, even, also
- एतान् (etān) - these
- व्यूहेन (vyūhena) - using formation (by the formation, by the arrangement)
- व्यूह्य (vyūhya) - having formed (having arranged, having formed)
- योधयेत् (yodhayet) - should be fought (should fight, should cause to fight)
Words meanings and morphology
संहतान् (saṁhatān) - in close formation (joined together, closed, compact)
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, plural of saṃhata
saṁhata - joined together, united, compacted, dense, close
Past Passive Participle
Past passive participle of root 'han' (to strike) with prefix 'sam'.
Prefix: sam
Root: han (class 2)
योधयेत् (yodhayet) - should be made to fight (should fight, should cause to fight)
(verb)
3rd person , active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of yudh
Parasmaipada
Causative form of root 'yudh'.
Root: yudh (class 2)
अल्पान् (alpān) - fewer men (few, small)
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, plural of alpa
alpa - small, little, few, slight
कामम् (kāmam) - widely (as much as desired, greatly, willingly)
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of kāma
kāma - desire, wish, love, pleasure, as much as desired
विस्तारयेद् (vistārayed) - can be deployed (should deploy, should extend)
(verb)
3rd person , active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of vistṛ
Parasmaipada
Causative form of root 'vistṛ' - implied. Standard causative suffix.
Prefixes: vi+tṛ
Root: tṛ (class 1)
बहून् (bahūn) - more men (many, numerous)
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, plural of bahu
bahu - many, much, numerous, abundant
सूच्या (sūcyā) - needle formation (by the needle)
(noun)
Instrumental, feminine, singular of sūcī
sūcī - needle, point, arrow; a military formation resembling a needle
वज्रेण (vajreṇa) - thunderbolt formation (by the thunderbolt)
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, singular of vajra
vajra - thunderbolt, diamond; a military formation resembling a wedge or thunderbolt
च (ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
एव (eva) - indeed, even, also
(indeclinable)
एतान् (etān) - these
(pronoun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of etad
etad - this, this one
व्यूहेन (vyūhena) - using formation (by the formation, by the arrangement)
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, singular of vyūha
vyūha - formation, arrangement, disposition (of troops)
Prefix: vi
Root: ūh (class 4)
व्यूह्य (vyūhya) - having formed (having arranged, having formed)
(indeclinable)
Gerund/Absolutive
Gerund (absolutive) form of root 'ūh' with prefix 'vi'.
Prefix: vi
Root: ūh (class 4)
योधयेत् (yodhayet) - should be fought (should fight, should cause to fight)
(verb)
3rd person , active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of yudh
Parasmaipada
Causative form of root 'yudh'.
Root: yudh (class 2)