Sutra 12

Devanagari script

पुराणचोरव्यञ्जना वा चोराननुप्रविष्टास्तथैव कर्म कारयेयुर्ग्राहयेयुश्च ॥ कZ_०४.५.१२ ॥

Transliteration

purāṇacoravyañjanā vā corān anupraviṣṭās tathaiva karma kārayeyur grāhayeyuś ca

Translation

Alternatively, agents disguised as former thieves, having infiltrated thieves, should likewise arrange operations and have them arrested.

Word by Word

• पुराणचोरव्यञ्जनाः: old-thief decoys/indicators (agents posing as experienced thieves)
• Type: Noun (agent-noun)
• Root: व्यञ्जन
• Form: प्रथमा-बहुवचनम्, पुंलिङ्गः; पुराण-चोर-व्यञ्जन (पुराणचोरस्य व्यञ्जनः = old thief acting as an 'indicator/decoy')

• वा: or
• Type: Particle
• Root: वा
• Form: विकल्पार्थक-अव्ययम्

• चोरान्: thieves
• Type: Noun
• Root: चोर
• Form: द्वितीया-बहुवचनम्, पुंलिङ्गः

• अनुप्रविष्टाः: having infiltrated / having entered after (them)
• Type: Verb (past passive participle used adjectivally)
• Root: anu√praviś
• Form: कृदन्तः (क्त), प्रथमा-बहुवचनम्, पुंलिङ्गः; ‘(ते) अनुप्रविष्टाः’ = having entered/followed in (infiltrated)

• तथा: thus / in that manner
• Type: Adverb
• Root: तथा
• Form: प्रकारार्थक-अव्ययम्

• एव: indeed / just / exactly
• Type: Particle
• Root: एव
• Form: अवधारणार्थक-अव्ययम्

• कर्म: the act/deed (operation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्मन्
• Form: द्वितीया-एकवचनम्, नपुंसकलिङ्गः; कर्म = कार्य/कृत्य

• कारयेयुः: should cause (them) to do / should get (it) done
• Type: Verb
• Root: √कृ (causative)
• Form: लिङ् (विधिलिङ्), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुषः, बहुवचनम्; णिच्-प्रयोगः = ‘to cause to do’

• ग्राहयेयुः: should have (them) seized/arrested
• Type: Verb
• Root: √ग्रह् (causative)
• Form: लिङ् (विधिलिङ्), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुषः, बहुवचनम्; णिच्-प्रयोगः = ‘to cause to seize/arrest’

• च: and
• Type: Particle
• Root: च
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्ययम्

Entities Mentioned

• undercover agents
• thieves

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FAQs

Why use a 'former thief' cover identity?

It maximizes credibility and access within criminal circles, enabling evidence collection and coordinated capture.