Sutra 14

Devanagari script

यं वा मन्त्रयोगमूलकर्मभिः श्माशानिकैर्वा संवदनकरकं मन्येत तं सत्त्री ब्रूयात् अमुष्य भार्यां स्नुषां दुहितरं वा कामये सा मां प्रतिकामयतामयं चार्थः प्रतिगृह्यतामिति ॥ कZ_०४.४.१४ ॥

Transliteration

yaṃ vā mantrayogamūlakarmabhiḥ śmāśānikair vā saṃvadanakarakaṃ manyeta taṃ sattrī brūyāt: amuṣya bhāryāṃ snuṣāṃ duhitaraṃ vā kāmaye; sā māṃ pratikāmayatām; ayaṃ cārthaḥ pratigṛhyatām iti

Translation

ਜਿਸ ਨੂੰ ਕੋਈ ਮੰਤ੍ਰ-ਯੋਗਮੂਲ ਕਰਮਾਂ ਰਾਹੀਂ ਜਾਂ ਸ਼ਮਸ਼ਾਨਿਕਾਂ (ਸ਼ਮਸ਼ਾਨ-ਸੰਬੰਧੀ ਸਾਧਕਾਂ) ਰਾਹੀਂ ਗੁਪਤ ਸੰਪਰਕ/ਸਾਂਠਗਾਂਠ ਕਰਵਾਉਣ ਵਾਲਾ ਸਮਝੇ, ਉਸ ਨੂੰ ਸੱਤ੍ਰੀ (ਏਜੰਟ) ਕਹੇ: ‘ਮੈਂ ਉਸ ਦੀ ਪਤਨੀ, ਨੂੰਹ ਜਾਂ ਧੀ ਨੂੰ ਚਾਹੁੰਦਾ/ਚਾਹੁੰਦੀ ਹਾਂ; ਉਹ ਵੀ ਮੈਨੂੰ ਚਾਹੇ; ਅਤੇ ਇਹ ਰਕਮ ਕਬੂਲ ਕੀਤੀ ਜਾਵੇ।’

Word by Word

• यम्: whom
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद्
• Form: sarvanāma; accusative singular masculine; relative pronoun; object of मन्येत/ब्रूयात्

• वा: or
• Type: Particle
• Root: वा
• Form: vā; disjunctive particle

• मन्त्रयोगमूलकर्मभिः: by acts/operations grounded in mantra-application
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्मन् (मुख्य)
• Form: instrumental plural neuter; compound = मन्त्र-योग-मूल-कर्म; means ‘by acts based on mantra-application’

• श्माशानिकैः: by cremation-ground (occult) practitioners
• Type: Noun (agent noun)
• Root: श्मशानिक
• Form: instrumental plural masculine; ‘belonging to/connected with cremation-ground’; here: cremation-ground practitioners

• वा: or
• Type: Particle
• Root: वा
• Form: vā; disjunctive particle

• संवदनकरकम्: a conversation-causer; an intermediary/go-between
• Type: Noun
• Root: करक (मुख्य)
• Form: accusative singular masculine; compound = संवदन-करक; predicate/object complement with मन्येत

• मन्येत: should consider (to be)
• Type: Verb
• Root: मन्
• Form: optative (vidhiliṅ); 3rd person singular; parasmaipada; present stem; ‘should think/consider’

• तम्: him
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: accusative singular masculine; demonstrative; object of ब्रूयात्

• सत्त्री: a female agent (decoy/spy)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सत्त्री
• Form: nominative singular feminine; agent of ब्रूयात्; ‘female agent/decoy’

• ब्रूयात्: should say
• Type: Verb
• Root: ब्रू
• Form: optative (vidhiliṅ); 3rd person singular; parasmaipada; ‘should say/tell’

• अमुष्य: of that man
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अदस्
• Form: genitive singular masculine/neuter; deictic pronoun; ‘of that man’

• भार्याम्: wife
• Type: Noun
• Root: भार्या
• Form: accusative singular feminine; object of कामये

• स्नुषाम्: daughter-in-law
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्नुषा
• Form: accusative singular feminine; object of कामये

• दुहितरम्: daughter
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुहितृ
• Form: accusative singular feminine (form: दुहितरम्); object of कामये

• वा: or
• Type: Particle
• Root: वा
• Form: vā; disjunctive particle

• कामये: I desire
• Type: Verb
• Root: कम्
• Form: present indicative; 1st person singular; ātmanepada; denominative/desiderative sense ‘I desire’

• सा: she
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: nominative singular feminine; subject of प्रतिकामयताम्

• माम्: me
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: accusative singular; object of प्रतिकामयताम्

• प्रतिकामयताम्: let her desire (me) in return
• Type: Verb
• Root: कम्
• Form: imperative; 3rd person singular; ātmanepada; causative/denominative sense ‘let her desire in return’

• अयम्: this
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम्
• Form: nominative singular masculine; deictic; subject/predicate marker with अर्थः

• च: and
• Type: Particle
• Root: च
• Form: ca; conjunction

• अर्थः: the money/consideration
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्थ
• Form: nominative singular masculine; subject of प्रतिगृह्यताम्

• प्रतिगृह्यताम्: let it be accepted/received
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्रतिग्रह् (प्रति+ग्रह्)
• Form: imperative; 3rd person singular; ātmanepada; passive sense ‘let it be accepted/received’

• इति: thus
• Type: Particle (quotative)
• Root: इति
• Form: iti; quotation marker

Entities Mentioned

• sattrī (female agent)
• saṃvadanakāraka (liaison/communication broker)
• śmāśānika (cremation-ground practitioner)

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FAQs

Why does the text use sexual solicitation language in an investigative context?

It functions as a trap to expose a broker who facilitates illicit access or manipulation; acceptance of the proposal and payment supplies actionable proof of criminal service-provision.