Sutra 33

Devanagari script

अभिचारशीलं वा सिद्धव्यञ्जनो गोधाकूर्मकर्कटककूटानां लक्षण्यानामन्यतमप्राशनेन मनोरथानवाप्स्यसि इति ग्राहयेत् ॥ कZ_०५.१.३३ ॥

Transliteration

abhicāraśīlaṃ vā siddhavyañjano godhākūrmakarkaṭakakūṭānāṃ lakṣaṇyānām anyatamaprāśanena manorathān avāpsyasi iti grāhayet

Translation

ਜਾਂ ਜੇ ਨਿਸ਼ਾਨਾ ਅਭਿਚਾਰ (ਟੋਣਾ-ਟੋਟਕਾ) ਵੱਲ ਝੁਕਾਅ ਰੱਖਦਾ ਹੋਵੇ, ਤਾਂ ਸਿੱਧ ਸਾਧਕ ਬਣਿਆ ਏਜੰਟ ਉਸਨੂੰ ਇਹ ਯਕੀਨ ਦਿਵਾਏ: ‘ਨਿਸ਼ਾਨ ਲਗੇ ਗੋਹ, ਕੱਛੂਆ, ਕੇਕੜਾ ਜਾਂ ਮੁਰਗਾ—ਇਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਵਿੱਚੋਂ ਕੋਈ ਇੱਕ ਖਾਣ ਨਾਲ ਤੇਰੇ ਮਨੋਰਥ ਪੂਰੇ ਹੋ ਜਾਣਗੇ।’

Word by Word

• अभिचारशीलम्: one who is inclined to sorcery/witchcraft
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अभिचार-शील
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, एकवचन, द्वितीया; विशेषणम् (कर्मपदस्य)

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

• सिद्धव्यञ्जनः: a person (cook/agent) with ‘prepared dishes’ / one who has ready-made dishes
• Type: Noun
• Root: सिद्ध-व्यञ्जन
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, एकवचन, प्रथमा; कर्तृपदम्

• गोधा: of iguanas/monitor-lizards
• Type: Noun
• Root: गोधा
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, बहुवचन, षष्ठी (समासे)

• कूर्म: of tortoises
• Type: Noun
• Root: कूर्म
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, बहुवचन, षष्ठी (समासे)

• कर्कटक: of crabs
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्कटक
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, बहुवचन, षष्ठी (समासे)

• कूटानाम्: of the ‘spurious/false’ ones
• Type: Noun
• Root: कूट
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, बहुवचन, षष्ठी

• लक्षण्यानाम्: of the marked/characteristic ones
• Type: Noun
• Root: लक्षण्य
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, बहुवचन, षष्ठी

• अन्यतम: of any one (of them)
• Type: Pronoun/Adjective
• Root: अन्यतम
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, एकवचन, षष्ठी (समासे)

• प्राशनेन: by eating/consuming
• Type: Noun (action noun)
• Root: प्र-√अश् (अश्नाति)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, एकवचन, तृतीया; करण/हेतौ

• मनोरथान्: desired objects/wishes
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनोरथ
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, बहुवचन, द्वितीया; कर्मपदम्

• अवाप्स्यसि: you will obtain
• Type: Verb
• Root: अव-√आप् (आप्नोति)
• Form: लृट् (साधारण-भविष्यत्), परस्मैपद, मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन

• इति: thus (saying)
• Type: Particle
• Root: इति
• Form: इत्यादि-उद्धरण/वाक्यसमाप्त्यर्थक-अव्ययम्

• ग्राहयेत्: he should make (him) accept/believe; he should induce (him)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √ग्रह् (गृह्णाति) + णिच्
• Form: विधिलिङ्, परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; णिच्-प्रयोजकः (causative)

Entities Mentioned

• target inclined to occult
• agent posing as ritual adept

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What is the niti principle behind using occult persuasion?

Exploit the target’s own worldview to induce risky behavior voluntarily, minimizing overt coercion and suspicion.