Sutra 2

Devanagari script

तांश्चापदेशैः प्रतिसमानयेत् ॥ कZ_०४.८.०२ ॥

Transliteration

tāṃś cāpadeśaiḥ pratisamānayet

Translation

ਅਤੇ ਉਹਨਾਂ (ਵਿਅਕਤੀਆਂ/ਗਵਾਹਾਂ) ਨੂੰ ਬਹਾਨਿਆਂ ਨਾਲ (ਅਰਥਾਤ ਬਣਾਵਟੀ ਬੁਲਾਵਿਆਂ ਰਾਹੀਂ) ਮੁੜ ਸਾਹਮਣੇ ਲਿਆ ਕੇ ਤਸਦੀਕ ਕਰਨੀ ਚਾਹੀਦੀ ਹੈ।

Word by Word

• तान्: them (those persons)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक; पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-विभक्ति; बहुवचन

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

• अपदेशैः: by pretexts; on the pretext(s)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अपदेश
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; तृतीया-विभक्ति; बहुवचन

• प्रतिसमानयेत्: he should cause (them) to be brought back / should bring them back (to him)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्रति-सम्-आ-नी
• Form: धातु: नी (नयति); उपसर्गाः: प्रति + सम् + आ; विधिलिङ् (optative); परस्मैपदम्; प्रथम-पुरुष; एकवचन

Entities Mentioned

• witnesses
• investigators

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FAQs

What is the function of 'apadeśa' (pretext) in investigation?

It reduces the chance of coordinated stories by enabling surprise re-checks and separating the timing/conditions of testimony.