Sutra 29

Devanagari script

इति योनिपोषकेषु प्रणयः ॥ कZ_०५.२.२९ ॥

Transliteration

iti yonipoṣakeṣu praṇayaḥ

Translation

Thus is the method of ‘conciliatory inducement’ (praṇaya) to be applied toward the yonipoṣakas (those who maintain/procure women).

Word by Word

• इति: thus; so; (end of the statement)
• Type: Particle
• Root: इति (निपात)
• Form: निपात/अव्यय; वाक्य-समापन/उद्धरण-सूचक

• योनिपोषकेषु: among the yoni-poṣakas (those who live by/are attached to sexual relations; a class connected with prostitutes/sexual livelihood)
• Type: Noun
• Root: योनिपोषक
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; बहुवचन; सप्तमी विभक्ति; आधार/विषय-सप्तमी = 'among/with regard to yoni-poṣakas'

• प्रणयः: affection; attachment; love/partiality
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्र-नी (√नी) → प्रणय
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; एकवचन; प्रथमा विभक्ति; कर्तृ/विधेय-शब्द (nominal predicate)

Entities Mentioned

• yonipoṣakāḥ
• praṇaya (conciliation/inducement)

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FAQs

Why label the method as praṇaya?

It frames extraction as relationship-based inducement rather than coercion—useful where compliance depends on cooperation and ongoing networks.