Sutra 22

Devanagari script

ते यथा ब्रूयुस्तथानुयुञ्जीत ॥ कZ_०४.७.२२ ॥

Transliteration

te yathā brūyus tathānuyuñjīta

Translation

He should question further in accordance with what they say (i.e., pursue their statements as leads).

Word by Word

• ते: they; those (persons)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक; प्रथमा बहुवचनम्; पुल्लिङ्गः (सन्दर्भानुसारं स्त्री/नपुंसकयोः अपि सम्भवः)

• यथा: as; in whatever manner
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकार/रीति-वाचक; यथार्थे ‘as, in the manner that’

• ब्रूयुः: they should say; they may state
• Type: Verb
• Root: ब्रू
• Form: लिङ् (विधिलिङ्); परस्मैपदम्; प्रथमपुरुषः; बहुवचनम्; धातुः: ब्रू (वचने)

• तथा: thus; accordingly; in that way
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा
• Form: अव्यय; तदनुरूप-रीति-वाचक; ‘thus, accordingly’

• अनुयुञ्जीत: he should question/examine further accordingly
• Type: Verb
• Root: अनु-युज्
• Form: लिङ् (विधिलिङ्); आत्मनेपदम्; प्रथमपुरुषः; एकवचनम्; धातुः: युज् (योजने/प्रश्ने), उपसर्गः: अनु; अर्थे ‘to question/examine further, to interrogate’

Entities Mentioned

• witnesses
• investigator

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FAQs

What does this sutra imply about investigation management?

Investigation is iterative: statements generate new questions, suspects, and verification steps rather than a fixed questionnaire.