Sutra 11
Devanagari script
कृतकाभियुक्तो वा कूटसाक्षिणोऽभिज्ञातानर्थवैपुल्येनारभेत ॥ कZ_०४.४.११ ॥
Transliteration
kṛtakābhiyukto vā kūṭasākṣiṇo'bhijñātān arthavaipulyenārabheta
Translation
Autrement, celui qui a été piégé en tant qu’accusé devrait engager une procédure contre les faux témoins identifiés en leur offrant un fort incitatif (afin de faire ressortir leur complicité).
Word by Word
कृतकाभियुक्तःa person accused on a fabricated charge
कृतकाभियुक्तः:
TypeNoun (past passive participle used adjectivally)
Rootअभि-युज्
Formपुंलिङ्गः, प्रथमा-एकवचनम्; कृदन्तः (क्त-प्रत्ययान्तः) ‘अभियुक्त’
वाor
वा:
TypeParticle
Rootवा
Formविकल्पार्थक-अव्ययम्
कूटसाक्षिणःfalse witnesses
कूटसाक्षिणः:
TypeNoun
Rootसाक्षिन्
Formपुंलिङ्गः, द्वितीया-बहुवचनम्; ‘कूट’ उपपदपूर्वकः
अभिज्ञातान्identified / recognized
अभिज्ञातान्:
TypeNoun (past passive participle used adjectivally)
Rootअभि-ज्ञा
Formपुंलिङ्गः, द्वितीया-बहुवचनम्; कृदन्तः (क्त-प्रत्ययान्तः) ‘अभिज्ञात’
अर्थवैपुल्येनby (their) affluence/wealth
अर्थवैपुल्येन:
TypeNoun
Rootवैपुल्य
Formनपुंसकलिङ्गः, तृतीया-एकवचनम्; करण/हेतौ प्रयोगः
आरभेतshould proceed / should initiate (action)
आरभेत:
TypeVerb
Rootआ-रभ्
Formविधिलिङ् (optative), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुषः, एकवचनम्; लोट्/विध्यर्थः—‘should undertake/should proceed’
Entities Mentioned
K
kūṭasākṣi (false witness)K
kṛtakābhiyukta (decoy accused)S
state agent (implied investigative apparatus)FAQs
A controlled inducement: using a decoy accused to offer money so that false witnesses reveal willingness to perjure themselves, enabling legal action.