Sutra 13

Devanagari script

न च प्राकांयमकामायां लभेत ॥ कZ_०४.१२.१३ ॥

Transliteration

na ca prākāṃyam akāmāyāṃ labheta

Translation

আৰু অনিচ্ছুক (অকামা) নাৰীৰ ক্ষেত্ৰত প্ৰাকাম্য (যৌন-প্ৰৱেশৰ বৈধ অধিকাৰ) লাভ নহয়।

Word by Word

• न: not
• Type: Particle
• Root: न
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्ययम् (prohibitive/negative particle)

• च: and; also
• Type: Particle
• Root: च
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्ययम् (connective)

• प्राकाम्यम्: license; unrestricted indulgence; acting at will
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्र + √कम् (कामयते/कामयति)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गम्, एकवचनम्, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (contextually object of लभेत); भाववाचक-नाम (state/quality)

• अकामायाम्: in the absence of desire/consent; when there is no willingness
• Type: Noun
• Root: अ + काम
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गम्, एकवचनम्, सप्तमी (locative); नञ्-तत्पुरुष/नञ्-प्रत्ययान्त-भाव (negated state)

• लभेत: should obtain; should receive; should get
• Type: Verb
• Root: √लभ् (लभते)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), परस्मैपदम्/आत्मनेपदम्: आत्मनेपदम्; प्रथमपुरुषः, एकवचनम्; (he/one) should obtain/receive

Entities Mentioned

• woman (akāmā)

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FAQs

Why might the text repeat this rule (also at 4.12.05)?

To anchor the entire section’s penalty scheme in a bright-line doctrine: unwillingness blocks entitlement, preventing loopholes in adjudication.