Sutra 6

Devanagari script

परोक्षेणाधिकर्णग्रहणमवक्तव्यकरा वा तिरोहिताः सिध्येयुः ॥ कZ_०३.१.०६ ॥

Transliteration

parokṣeṇādhikarṇagrahaṇam avaktavyakarā vā tirohitāḥ sidhyeyuḥ

Translation

ਗੁਪਤ ਤੌਰ ‘ਤੇ ਕੀਤੇ ਕੰਮ—ਜਿਵੇਂ ਖੁੱਲ੍ਹੀ ਕਾਰਵਾਈ ਤੋਂ ਬਿਨਾਂ ਕਿਸੇ ਨੂੰ ਹਿਰਾਸਤ/ਬੇਬਸੀ ਵਿੱਚ ਲੈਣਾ, ਜਾਂ ਲੁਕੀਆਂ/ਗੈਰਕਾਨੂੰਨੀ ਵਸੂਲੀਆਂ—ਲੁਕਾਵਟ ਨਾਲ ਹੀ ‘ਸਫ਼ਲ’ ਹੁੰਦੇ ਹਨ; ਇਸ ਲਈ ਨਿਆਂ-ਫੈਸਲੇ ਵਿੱਚ ਉਹ ਪਹਿਲੀ ਨਜ਼ਰ ਵਿੱਚ ਸ਼ੱਕੀ ਹਨ।

Word by Word

• परोक्षेण: indirectly; covertly; in secret
• Type: Noun (used adverbially)
• Root: परोक्ष
• Form: तृतीया-एकवचनम् (नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग-प्रयोगः), क्रियाविशेषणभावे ‘परोक्षेण’ = ‘परोक्षतया/गुप्तम्’

• अधिकर्ण-ग्रहणम्: the taking up/seizing of a case (matter)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ग्रह् (ग्रहण) / अधिकरण
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गम्, प्रथमा-एकवचनम्; समासः—‘अधिकर्ण’ (case/tribunal/matter) + ‘ग्रहण’ (seizure/attachment/taking)

• अवक्तव्य-कराः: unspeakable/unnamed ‘hands’ (secret operatives)
• Type: Noun (adjectival compound)
• Root: कर / अवक्तव्य
• Form: पुंलिङ्गम्, प्रथमा-बहुवचनम्; ‘कर’ = कर/हस्त (agents/men, lit. hands) अथवा ‘कर’ = करः (tax) — अत्र बहुवचन-पुरुषवाचकप्रयोगः अधिक सम्भाव्यः

• वा: or
• Type: Particle
• Root: वा
• Form: विकल्पार्थक-अव्ययम्

• तिरोहिताः: concealed; kept hidden
• Type: Verb (past passive participle used adjectivally)
• Root: तिरो-धा (तिरोहित)
• Form: कृदन्तः (क्त), पुंलिङ्गम्, प्रथमा-बहुवचनम्; अर्थः—‘अन्तर्हिताः/गुप्ताः’

• सिध्येयुः: should succeed; should be accomplished
• Type: Verb
• Root: सिध्
• Form: लिङ् (विधिलिङ्), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुषः, बहुवचनम्; भावः—‘सिद्धिं गच्छेयुः/सम्पद्येरन्’

Entities Mentioned

• litigants
• officials collecting levies
• courts/adhikaraṇa (tribunal context)

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FAQs

What administrative red flag does this sūtra give to judges?

If a matter was executed secretly—especially involving coercive ‘seizure’ or undisclosed levies—the court should presume heightened suspicion and scrutinize voluntariness and legality.