Sutra 11
Devanagari script
कुतो हि साध्वीजनस्यच्छलम् ॥ कZ_०३.४.११ ॥
Transliteration
kuto hi sādhvījanasyacchalam
Translation
For how could there be deception in the case of a virtuous woman?
Word by Word
कुतःwhence? from what cause? how could it be?
कुतः:
TypeIndeclinable (Interrogative adverb)
Rootकु
Formप्रश्नार्थक-अव्ययम्; अपादानार्थे/हेतौ ‘कुतः’ = ‘कस्मात् कारणात्/कुतः’
हिindeed; for
हि:
TypeParticle
Rootहि
Formनिपातः; अवधान/हेतु-समर्थकः (often ‘indeed/for’)
साध्वीजनस्यof respectable people / of the virtuous folk
साध्वीजनस्य:
TypeNoun
Rootसाध्वी + जन
Formपुंलिङ्गः ‘जन’ (समूह/व्यक्ति); एकवचनम्; षष्ठी विभक्तिः; ‘साध्वीजन’ = साध्वीनां जनः / साधुजनः (respectable people)
छलम्deceit; trickery; fraud
छलम्:
TypeNoun
Rootछल
Formनपुंसकलिङ्गम्; एकवचनम्; प्रथमा/द्वितीया विभक्तिः (contextually predicate nominative/accusative)
FAQs
A presumption-based approach: trusting reputational virtue to reduce intrusive controls.