Sutra 39
Devanagari script
प्रेतव्यञ्जनो वा गूढैर्निह्रियेत ॥ कZ_१२.५.३९ ॥
Transliteration
pretavyañjano vā gūḍhair nihriyeta
Translation
অথবা শবযাত্রার সাজসজ্জাসহ, গোপন লোকদের দ্বারা তাকে বাইরে নিয়ে যাওয়া হবে।
Word by Word
प्रेतव्यञ्जनःone bearing the marks/appearance of a dead person (a disguised ‘corpse-like’ person)
प्रेतव्यञ्जनः:
TypeNoun (compound)
Rootव्यञ्ज् (व्यञ्जने) / प्रेत (adj.)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-एकवचन; प्रेतस्य व्यञ्जनः = प्रेत-व्यञ्जनः
वाor
वा:
TypeParticle
Rootवा
Formविकल्पार्थक-अव्यय (either/or)
गूढैःby secret agents (spies)
गूढैः:
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Rootगुह् (गोपने) → गूढ
Formपुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-बहुवचन; ‘गूढ’ = गुप्त/अप्रकट; अत्र ‘गूढैः (पुरुषैः)’
निह्रियेतshould be carried away/removed (covertly)
निह्रियेत:
TypeVerb
Rootहृ (हरणे) उपसर्गः नि-
Formलिङ् (विधिलिङ्), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; धातुः: नि+हृ → निहृ; कर्मणि-प्रयोगे ‘be carried away/removed’
Entities Mentioned
C
covert agentsT
target/person to be movedFAQs
Funeral movement is socially protected and less inspected; it creates a plausible reason for carrying a covered body and for restricted interaction.