Noun:

शत्रु को ठगने का उपाय, मोचा-बंदी, मोरचाबंदी, छल, युक्ति, कपट,

stratagems's Usage Examples:

An insurrection of the Persians against Seleucus (II.) is mentioned in two stratagems of Polyaenus (vii.

It is not strictly confined to warlike stratagems, but includes also examples of wisdom, courage and cunning drawn from civil and political life.

To penetrate this shield, the person has first to bring to the surface his psychological stratagems by identifying with them.

viii., stratagems of Romans and women.

Those who have to lead an ar my and devise stratagems, must learn the art of war.

v., stratagems occurring in the history of Sicily and the Greek islands and colonies; bk.

Various stratagems had been devised to conceal the withdrawals from the Ottoman Army.

The stratagems and disguises by which with the help of a few faithful friends he slew the suitors are described at length in the Odyssey.

When the Parthian War (162-5) broke out, Polyaenus, too old to share in the campaign, dedicated to the emperors Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus a work, still extant, called Strategica or Strategemata, a historical collection of stratagems and maxims of strategy written in Greek and strung together in the form of anecdotes.

16-22 two stratagems are combined.

Synonyms:

gambit, tactical maneuver, tactical manoeuvre, ploy, manoeuvre, maneuver,

Antonyms:

refrain, undock, stand still, confront, truth,