Sutra 7
Devanagari script
सम्भग्नस्फुटितगात्रमवक्षिप्तं विद्यात् ॥ कZ_०४.७.०७ ॥
Transliteration
sambhagnasphuṭitagātram avakṣiptaṃ vidyāt
Translation
One should identify a body as ‘thrown down’ (death by being cast/fallen) when the limbs are extensively broken and fractured.
Word by Word
सम्भग्न-स्फुटित-गात्रम्(a person) whose limbs are broken and split/cracked; having fractured and lacerated body-parts
सम्भग्न-स्फुटित-गात्रम्:
TypeNoun (compound adjective)
Rootगात्र (√गम्)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, एकवचन, द्वितीया (कर्मणि विशेषणरूपेण)
अवक्षिप्तम्thrown down; cast down; lying prostrate
अवक्षिप्तम्:
TypeParticiple (verbal adjective)
Rootava-√kṣip
Formभूतकृदन्त (क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, एकवचन, द्वितीया; ‘thrown down/cast down’
विद्यात्should know; should recognize; should ascertain
विद्यात्:
TypeVerb
Root√vid
Formविधिलिङ् (optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; ‘one should know/recognize’
Entities Mentioned
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investigator (implicit)FAQs
It helps distinguish accidental falls from deliberate throwing, which affects charges, compensation, and public security responses.