Sutra 16
Devanagari script
तेन कृत्याभिचारशीलौ व्याख्यातौ ॥ कZ_०४.४.१६ ॥
Transliteration
tena kṛtyābhicāraśīlau vyākhyātau
Translation
By this, those inclined to kṛtyā (harmful rites) and abhichāra (malevolent sorcery) are also covered (under the same treatment).
Word by Word
तेनby that; thereby; with that (as the means)
तेन:
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
Formसर्वनाम-शब्दः; तृतीया-एकवचनम्; नपुंसकलिङ्गम् (instrumental sg. of तद्)
कृत्याmalevolent rite / sorcery-act (kṛtyā)
कृत्या:
TypeNoun
Rootकृ (→ कृत्या)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्गम्; प्रथमा-द्विवचनम् (with following word as dvandva); ‘कृत्या’ = कृत्याविद्या/कृत्यकर्म (harmful rite)
अभिचारशीलौ(those) inclined to/engaged in hostile sorcery (abhicāra)
अभिचारशीलौ:
TypeAdjective
Rootअभि-चर् + शील
Formपुंलिङ्गम्; प्रथमा-द्विवचनम्; ‘अभिचार-शील’ = अभिचारे शीलं यस्य (habitually practicing harmful magic)
व्याख्यातौhave been explained/defined (the two have been set forth)
व्याख्यातौ:
TypeVerb
Rootवि-आ-ख्या
Formलिट्/लुङ्-प्रयोगसदृशः क्त-प्रत्ययान्त-भूतकर्मणि प्रयोगः; क्त-प्रत्यय (past passive participle) from वि+आ+ख्या; प्रथमा-द्विवचनम् पुंलिङ्गम्; ‘(एतौ) व्याख्यातौ’ = ‘have been explained/defined’
Entities Mentioned
K
kṛtyā practitionerA
abhichāra practitionerFAQs
As a security and public-order issue handled through detection of service-providers and disruption (including banishment), rather than theological debate.