Sutra 29

Devanagari script

तेषां देवीव्यञ्जना वा दुःस्त्री रात्रावावासेषु गृह्येतेति समानं पूर्वेण ॥ कZ_०५.१.२९ ॥

Transliteration

teṣāṃ devīvyañjanā vā duḥstrī rātrāvāvāseṣu gṛhyeteti samānaṃ pūrveṇa

Translation

Likewise as before: for them, a woman disguised as a goddess—or a wicked woman—should be seized at night in their quarters (to create a pretext/compromise).

Word by Word

तेषाम्of them; their

देवी-व्यञ्जनाa ‘goddess’-disguised woman; a woman posing as a goddess

वाor

दुःस्त्रीa wicked/ill-reputed woman

रात्रौat night

आवासेषुin lodgings; in residences/quarters

गृह्यन्तेare seized; are apprehended

इतिthus; as follows

समानम्the same; identical

पूर्वेणwith the previous; according to the preceding (rule)

Entities Mentioned

female decoy/disguise

targets’ quarters

FAQs

What does ‘samānaṃ pūrveṇa’ indicate in administrative terms?

It cross-references an earlier operational template: same chain-of-action, only the instrument (decoy/scandal) changes.