Sutra 36

Devanagari script

शङ्कनीये देशे लिङ्गे पूर्वापदाने च गृहीतमनुयुञ्जीत ॥ कZ_०२.३६.३६ ॥

Transliteration

śaṅkanīye deśe liṅge pūrvāpadāne ca gṛhītam anuyuñjīta.

Translation

പിടിക്കപ്പെട്ട വ്യക്തിയെ (i) സംശയാസ്പദമായ സ്ഥലം, (ii) തിരിച്ചറിയൽ അടയാളങ്ങൾ/തെളിവുകൾ, (iii) മുൻ പ്രസ്താവനകൾ/മുൻവൃത്താന്തം എന്നിവയെ ആശ്രയിച്ച് ചോദ്യം ചെയ്യണം।

Word by Word

• शङ्कनीयॆ: in a suspicious (to-be-suspected)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शङ्कनीय (शङ्का + अनीय)
• Form: विशेषण; नपुंसकलिङ्गे/पुंलिङ्गे/स्त्रीलिङ्गे सम्भवम्; एकवचन; सप्तमी (देशे इति पदस्य विशेषणम्)

• देशे: place/region
• Type: Noun
• Root: देश
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; एकवचन; सप्तमी

• लिङ्गे: sign/mark/indicator
• Type: Noun
• Root: लिङ्ग
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; एकवचन; सप्तमी

• पूर्वापदाने: previous statement/earlier account
• Type: Noun
• Root: पूर्वापदान
• Form: समासः (पूर्व + अपदान); नपुंसकलिङ्ग; एकवचन; सप्तमी

• च: and
• Type: Particle
• Root: च
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक अव्यय

• गृहीतम्: the apprehended (person) / one taken into custody
• Type: Participle
• Root: ग्रह्
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त); नपुंसकलिङ्ग; एकवचन; द्वितीया; कर्मपदम् (अनुयुञ्जीत इत्यस्य)

• अनुयुञ्जीत: should interrogate / should question closely
• Type: Verb
• Root: अनु-युज्
• Form: लिङ् (विधिलिङ्); परस्मैपद; प्रथमपुरुष; एकवचन; विध्यर्थः

Entities Mentioned

• detainee/suspect
• investigator (implied)

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FAQs

What counts as liṅga in this context?

Observable indicia—objects, traces, injuries, tools, or other markers tying the suspect to the offence.

What is the governance principle?

Standardized questioning anchored in place–evidence–prior narrative to reduce arbitrary detention and improve conviction quality.