Sutra 21
Devanagari script
पथि व्यन्तरे गूढदेशाभिगमने मैथुनार्थेन शङ्कितप्रतिषिद्धायां वा पथ्यनुसरणे संग्रहणं विद्यात् ॥ कZ_०३.४.२१ ॥
Transliteration
pathi vyantare gūḍhadeśābhigamane maithunārthena śaṅkita-pratiṣiddhāyāṃ vā pathyānusaraṇe saṃgrahaṇaṃ vidyāt
Translation
It should be treated as saṃgrahaṇa (illicit taking/abduction) when a woman is escorted along a route: (i) on the road but through by-ways, (ii) towards a concealed/remote place, or (iii) for sexual purpose—especially when she is under suspicion or under prohibition.
Word by Word
पथिon the road; on the way
पथि:
TypeNoun
Rootपथ्
Formपुंलिङ्ग; सप्तमी एकवचन (अधिकरण)
व्यन्तरेin between; at an intermediate point
व्यन्तरे:
TypeNoun
Rootअन्तर
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग; सप्तमी एकवचन; उपसर्ग/अव्यय-पूर्वक रूप: वि + अन्तरे (locative)
गूढदेशाभिगमनेin the act of approaching a hidden place
गूढदेशाभिगमने:
TypeNoun (verbal noun)
Rootअभि√गम् (गम्)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग; सप्तमी एकवचन; समास: गूढ-देश-आभिगमन (गूढदेशस्य अभिगमनम्)
मैथुनार्थेनfor the purpose of sexual intercourse
मैथुनार्थेन:
TypeNoun
Rootअर्थ
Formपुंलिङ्ग; तृतीया एकवचन; समास: मैथुन-अर्थ (मैथुनस्य अर्थः/प्रयोजनम्)
शङ्कितsuspected
शङ्कित:
TypeParticiple
Rootशङ्क्
Formकृदन्त; भूतकृदन्त (क्त); पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसक-समर्थ; यहाँ समासपूर्वपद (suspected)
प्रतिषिद्धायाम्when (it is) prohibited
प्रतिषिद्धायाम्:
TypeParticiple
Rootप्रति√सिध्/√सिध् (निषेधार्थे)
Formकृदन्त; भूतकृदन्त (क्त); स्त्रीलिङ्ग; सप्तमी एकवचन; (प्रतिषिद्धा)
वाor
वा:
TypeParticle
Rootवा
Formविकल्पार्थक अव्यय
पथ्यनुसरणेin following the road/route
पथ्यनुसरणे:
TypeNoun (verbal noun)
Rootअनु√सृ (सृ)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग; सप्तमी एकवचन; समास: पथि + अनुसरण (पथ्य्=पथिन्/पथ-सम्बन्धि; ‘following the road’)
संग्रहणम्seizure; apprehension
संग्रहणम्:
TypeNoun (action noun)
Rootसम्√ग्रह् (ग्रह्)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचन; कर्म/विधेय (seizure/collection)
विद्यात्should know/should consider
विद्यात्:
TypeVerb
Root√विद्
Formलोट्/विधिलिङ्? — विधिलिङ् (optative); परस्मैपद; प्रथमपुरुष एकवचन
Entities Mentioned
W
womanE
escort/manS
state investigatorsFAQs
Operational indicators (route choice, destination secrecy, stated purpose) that can trigger investigation—an early form of risk-based policing.