Sutra 5

Devanagari script

न च प्राकाम्यमकामायां लब्भेत ॥ कZ_०४.१२.०५ ॥

Transliteration

na ca prākāmyam akāmāyāṃ labbheta

Translation

And no legal right of sexual access (prākāmya) is obtained in the case of a woman who is unwilling (akāmā).

Word by Word

• न: not
• Type: Particle (Negation)
• Root: न
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्ययम्

• च: and / also
• Type: Particle (Conjunction)
• Root: च
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्ययम्

• प्राकाम्यम्: freedom to act at will; arbitrariness; unrestricted license
• Type: Noun (Abstract)
• Root: प्र + √कम् (कामयते)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गम्, एकवचनम्, प्रथमा/द्वितीया; भाववाचक-नाम (प्राकाम्य)

• अकामायाम्: when there is no desire/consent; in unwillingness
• Type: Noun (Abstract)
• Root: अ + काम
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गम्, एकवचनम्, सप्तमी; नञ्-तत्पुरुष-समासः (अ- + काम) → अकामा; लोकेटिव् ‘in the absence of desire/consent’

• लब्भेत: would/should be obtained; could be achieved
• Type: Verb
• Root: √लभ्
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), आत्मनेपदम्, प्रथमपुरुषः, एकवचनम्; (क्लासिकल/प्राकृत-प्रभावित रूप) = लभेत

Entities Mentioned

• woman (akāmā)

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FAQs

What administrative principle is asserted here?

The state refuses to recognize any claimed ‘right of access’ where the woman’s unwillingness is established—consent is treated as a legal boundary.

What is the governance intent?

To prevent coercive sexual claims from being normalized or defended as entitlement, thereby reducing violence and disputes.