Sutra 15
Devanagari script
तुल्य शीलपुंश्चलीप्रापाविककथावकाशभोजनदातृभिरपसर्पयेत् ॥ कZ_०४.८.१५ ॥
Transliteration
tulya-śīla-puṃścalī-prāpāvika-kathāvakāśa-bhojanadātṛbhiḥ apasarpayet
Translation
He should have (the suspect) discreetly drawn out/approached through persons of similar habits—such as a wanton woman, a tavern-keeper, storytellers/idle-talk facilitators, providers of opportunity, and providers of food (i.e., typical contact-points used to elicit disclosure or set traps).
Word by Word
तुल्यsimilar, of the same kind
तुल्य:
TypeAdjective
Rootतुल्य (तुल्/तुल्-धातु से निष्पन्न विशेषण)
Formविशेषण; प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचन (नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग रूप—संदर्भानुसार ‘तुल्य-’ = समान)
शीलconduct, character, disposition
शील:
TypeNoun
Rootशील
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया एकवचन; ‘शीलम्’ (आचरण/स्वभाव)
पुंश्चलीwomen of loose conduct; prostitutes
पुंश्चली:
TypeNoun
Rootपुंश्चली
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग; तृतीया बहुवचन; ‘पुंश्चलीभिः’
प्रापाविकswindlers, cheats (persons of fraudulent livelihood)
प्रापाविक:
TypeNoun
Rootप्रापाविक
Formपुंलिङ्ग; तृतीया बहुवचन; ‘प्रापाविकैः’ (व्यवसाय/वृत्ति-विशेष का व्यक्ति)
कथाtalks, stories, conversations
कथा:
TypeNoun
Rootकथा
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग; तृतीया बहुवचन; ‘कथाभिः’
अवकाशopportunities; occasions; access
अवकाश:
TypeNoun
Rootअवकाश
Formपुंलिङ्ग; तृतीया बहुवचन; ‘अवकाशैः’
भोजनmeals; food (as a means of inducement)
भोजन:
TypeNoun
Rootभोजन
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग; तृतीया बहुवचन; ‘भोजनैः’
दातृgivers; donors (those who offer inducements)
दातृ:
TypeNoun
Rootदातृ (दा-धातु)
Formपुंलिङ्ग; तृतीया बहुवचन; ‘दातृभिः’ (कर्ता/दाता)
अपसर्पयेत्should cause to withdraw; should drive away/remove
अपसर्पयेत्:
TypeVerb
Rootअप-√सृप् (सृप्)
Formविधिलिङ् (optative), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुष एकवचन; causative/णिच्-प्रयोग: ‘अपसर्पयेत्’ = ‘दूर कराए/हटा दे’
Entities Mentioned
U
undercover intermediariesT
tavern-keeperP
puṃścalī (female operative/contact)S
suspectFAQs
To obtain information and admissions through naturalistic contact rather than overt coercion, improving evidentiary reliability and operational deniability.