Sutra 5

Devanagari script

यं चात्र गूढाजीविनं शङ्केत तं सत्त्रिणापसर्पयेत् ॥ कZ_०४.४.०५ ॥

Transliteration

yaṃ cātra gūḍhājīvinaṃ śaṅketa taṃ sattriṇāpasarpayet ॥

Translation

ここで隠れた生業（すなわち潜在的犯罪）によって生きていると疑われる者は、サットリン（信頼形成の仲介者として配置された工作員）を通じて接近／対処させるべきである。

Word by Word

• यम्: whom
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद्
• Form: सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक; द्वितीया-एकवचन; पुल्लिङ्ग (सामान्यतः)

• च: and
• Type: Particle
• Root: च
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय

• अत्र: here; in this context/area
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय

• गूढाजीविनम्: a covert-living person; an undercover agent
• Type: Noun
• Root: जीव् (उपजीवने)
• Form: समास: गूढ + आजीविन्; प्रातिपदिक: गूढाजीविन्; द्वितीया-एकवचन; पुल्लिङ्ग

• शङ्केत: should suspect
• Type: Verb
• Root: शङ्क् (आशङ्कायाम्)
• Form: लोट् (आज्ञार्थे); परस्मैपदम्; प्रथम-पुरुष; एकवचन

• तम्: him
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक; द्वितीया-एकवचन; पुल्लिङ्ग

• सत्त्रिणा: by means of a sattrin (a particular type of spy/agent)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सत्त्रिन्
• Form: तृतीया-एकवचन; पुल्लिङ्ग; करण/सहायक-भाव (instrumental: ‘by/through’)

• अपसर्पयेत्: should cause (him) to withdraw/leave; should drive away
• Type: Verb
• Root: सृप् (गत्याम्)
• Form: णिच्-प्रत्यय (causative): अप + सर्पय; विधिलिङ् (optative); परस्मैपदम्; प्रथम-पुरुष; एकवचन

Entities Mentioned

• gūḍhājīvin
• sattrin

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FAQs

Who is a sattrin in this context?

A covert operative who gains trust by appearing as a benign helper (often linked to a charitable feeding house/hostel), used to initiate controlled interactions with suspects.