Sutra 16

Devanagari script

स्वयमुद्बद्धस्य वा विप्रकारमयुक्तं मार्गेत ॥ कZ_०४.७.१६ ॥

Transliteration

svayamudbaddhasya vā viprakāramayuktaṃ mārgeta

Translation

Or, in the case of one who has hanged himself, he should look for an inconsistency—something improper or incongruent in the manner/circumstances.

Word by Word

• स्वयम्: oneself; personally
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: स्वयम्
• Form: अव्यय (निपात/क्रियाविशेषण)

• उद्बद्धस्य: of the hanged person / of one who has been suspended
• Type: Participle (Verbal adjective)
• Root: उद्√बन्ध् (बन्धँ)
• Form: कृदन्त; भूतकर्मणि/भूतकृत् (PPP) ‘उद्बद्ध’; पुं/नपुं? एकवचन, षष्ठी (genitive singular)

• वा: or
• Type: Particle
• Root: वा
• Form: अव्यय; विकल्पार्थक (disjunctive ‘or’)

• विप्रकारम्: an irregular/abnormal manner (or circumstance)
• Type: Noun (action noun)
• Root: वि-प्र-√कृ (कृञ् करणे)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; एकवचन, द्वितीया (accusative singular); ‘विप्रकार’ = विकार/विकृत-प्रकार/विपरीत-प्रकार (irregular manner)

• अयुक्तम्: improper; inconsistent; not fitting
• Type: Adjective
• Root: युज् (युजँ समाधौ/युजिर् योगे)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; एकवचन, द्वितीया (accusative singular); ‘अयुक्त’ = अयुक्त/अनुपपन्न/असंगत

• मार्गेत: he should investigate / search into
• Type: Verb
• Root: √मार्ग् (मार्गँ अन्वेषणे)
• Form: लोट् (imperative/optative-injunctive usage); परस्मैपद; प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन (3rd sg); विधिलिङर्थे ‘should investigate/seek out’

Entities Mentioned

• investigating authority
• deceased

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FAQs

What is the investigative test recommended here for an apparent suicide?

Look for 'ayukta/viprakāra'—mismatches between the claimed manner of death and the physical/social circumstances, indicating possible staging or coercion.