Sutra 13
Devanagari script
न च प्राकांयमकामायां लभेत ॥ कZ_०४.१२.१३ ॥
Transliteration
na ca prākāṃyam akāmāyāṃ labheta
Translation
And no legal right of sexual access (prākāmya) is obtained in the case of a woman who is unwilling (akāmā).
Word by Word
नnot
न:
TypeParticle
Rootन
Formनिषेधार्थक-अव्ययम् (prohibitive/negative particle)
चand; also
च:
TypeParticle
Rootच
Formसमुच्चयार्थक-अव्ययम् (connective)
प्राकाम्यम्license; unrestricted indulgence; acting at will
प्राकाम्यम्:
TypeNoun
Rootप्र + √कम् (कामयते/कामयति)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्गम्, एकवचनम्, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (contextually object of लभेत); भाववाचक-नाम (state/quality)
अकामायाम्in the absence of desire/consent; when there is no willingness
अकामायाम्:
TypeNoun
Rootअ + काम
Formस्त्रीलिङ्गम्, एकवचनम्, सप्तमी (locative); नञ्-तत्पुरुष/नञ्-प्रत्ययान्त-भाव (negated state)
लभेतshould obtain; should receive; should get
लभेत:
TypeVerb
Root√लभ् (लभते)
Formविधिलिङ् (optative), परस्मैपदम्/आत्मनेपदम्: आत्मनेपदम्; प्रथमपुरुषः, एकवचनम्; (he/one) should obtain/receive
Entities Mentioned
W
woman (akāmā)FAQs
To anchor the entire section’s penalty scheme in a bright-line doctrine: unwillingness blocks entitlement, preventing loopholes in adjudication.