Sutra 39
Devanagari script
अशक्तिमतो वा ग्राहयेत् ॥ कZ_०९.६.३९ ॥
Transliteration
aśaktimato vā grāhayet
Translation
あるいは、能力／手段に欠ける者を逮捕すべきである。
Word by Word
अशक्तिमतःof an incapable/weak person (i.e., of one lacking capacity)
अशक्तिमतः:
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootशक्
Formपुंलिङ्ग; एकवचन; षष्ठी विभक्ति; विशेषण-प्रयोगः (अशक्तिमत् = अशक्तिः अस्य अस्ति)
वाor
वा:
TypeParticle
Rootवा
Formविकल्पार्थक-अव्ययम्
ग्राहयेत्he should cause (it) to be seized/collected; he should make (someone) take (it)
ग्राहयेत्:
TypeVerb
Rootग्रह्
Formणिच्-प्रत्ययान्त (causative) धातु: ग्रह् → ग्राहय-; विधिलिङ् (optative); परस्मैपदम्; प्रथमपुरुष; एकवचन; अर्थः: ‘ग्रहणं कारयेत्/आदाययेत्’
Entities Mentioned
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low-capacity actors (aśaktimataḥ)FAQs
They are less useful as assets and more likely to compromise operations; detention contains leakage and reduces noise.