Sutra 10

Devanagari script

स चेत्तथा कुर्यादुत्कोचक इति प्रवास्येत ॥ कZ_०४.४.१० ॥

Transliteration

sa cet tathā kuryād utkocaka iti pravāsyet ॥

Translation

If he acts accordingly, he should be banished as an “utkocaka” (one who extorts/solicits illicit payments).

Word by Word

• सः: he; that person
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक; पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-एकवचन

• चेत्: if
• Type: Particle
• Root: चेत्
• Form: निपात; शर्तार्थक (यदि)

• तथा: thus; in that manner
• Type: Adverb
• Root: तथा
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण

• कुर्यात्: should do; were to do
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative); परस्मैपद; प्रथम-पुरुष; एकवचन

• उत्कोचकः: a bribe-giver; one who offers a bribe
• Type: Noun
• Root: उत्कोचक
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-एकवचन

• इति: as; thus (designated as)
• Type: Quotative particle
• Root: इति
• Form: निपात; इत्यर्थे (उक्त्यवधारण/नामनिर्देश)

• प्रवास्येत: should be banished / sent into exile
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-वास् (वास्)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative); आत्मनेपद; प्रथम-पुरुष; एकवचन; causative sense in context ‘to cause to go into exile/banish’

Entities Mentioned

• utkocaka

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FAQs

How is utkoca different from upadā in these verses?

Upadā focuses on accepting a bribe offered (bribe-taking), while utkoca emphasizes coercive demand/exaction (bribe-soliciting/extortion) using official power or threats.