Sutra 29

Devanagari script

निस्तारयित्वा कान्तारान्नष्टां त्यक्तां मृतेति वा ॥ कZ_०४.१२.३८च्द् ॥

Transliteration

nistārayitvā kāntārān naṣṭāṃ tyaktāṃ mṛteti vā

Translation

—having brought her safely out of wilderness, when she was lost, abandoned, or regarded as dead.

Word by Word

• निस्तारयित्वा: having safely brought (them) through / having rescued
• Type: Verb (Gerund)
• Root: नि-स्तॄ (स्तॄ/स्तॄञ्) + णिच्
• Form: कृदन्त; ल्यप्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (क्त्वार्थे); causative (णिच्); ‘having caused to cross/escape, having brought out safely’

• कान्तारान्: wildernesses; dangerous forests/desolate tracts
• Type: Noun
• Root: कान्तार
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया बहुवचन; कर्मपद (object of निस्तारयित्वा)

• नष्टाम्: lost; missing
• Type: Participle (Adjective)
• Root: नश्
• Form: कृदन्त; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (भूतकर्मणि); स्त्रीलिङ्ग; द्वितीया एकवचन; ‘lost/ruined’—त्यक्ताम्/मृताम् इत्यादिभिः सह विशेषणरूपेण

• त्यक्ताम्: abandoned; forsaken
• Type: Participle (Adjective)
• Root: त्यज्
• Form: कृदन्त; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त; स्त्रीलिङ्ग; द्वितीया एकवचन; ‘abandoned’

• मृता: dead
• Type: Participle (Adjective)
• Root: मृ
• Form: कृदन्त; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त; स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा एकवचन; इति-शब्देन सह ‘(she is) dead’ इति कथनम्

• इति: thus; as (they say)
• Type: Particle/Quotative
• Root: इति
• Form: निपात; वाक्य-समाप्ति/उद्धरण-चिह्न; ‘thus’

• वा: or
• Type: Particle
• Root: वा
• Form: निपात; विकल्पार्थक; ‘or’

Entities Mentioned

• rescuer
• woman

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FAQs

What is the operative prerequisite emphasized here?

Safe rescue/bringing through danger (nistāra) is the prerequisite before any further legal consequences are considered.