Sutra 39

Devanagari script

प्रेतव्यञ्जनो वा गूढैर्निह्रियेत ॥ कZ_१२.५.३९ ॥

Transliteration

pretavyañjano vā gūḍhair nihriyeta

Translation

प्रेतव्यञ्जनः वा गूढैः निह्रियेत।

Word by Word

• प्रेतव्यञ्जनः: one bearing the marks/appearance of a dead person (a disguised ‘corpse-like’ person)
• Type: Noun (compound)
• Root: व्यञ्ज् (व्यञ्जने) / प्रेत (adj.)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-एकवचन; प्रेतस्य व्यञ्जनः = प्रेत-व्यञ्जनः

• वा: or
• Type: Particle
• Root: वा
• Form: विकल्पार्थक-अव्यय (either/or)

• गूढैः: by secret agents (spies)
• Type: Adjective (used substantively)
• Root: गुह् (गोपने) → गूढ
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-बहुवचन; ‘गूढ’ = गुप्त/अप्रकट; अत्र ‘गूढैः (पुरुषैः)’

• निह्रियेत: should be carried away/removed (covertly)
• Type: Verb
• Root: हृ (हरणे) उपसर्गः नि-
• Form: लिङ् (विधिलिङ्), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; धातुः: नि+हृ → निहृ; कर्मणि-प्रयोगे ‘be carried away/removed’

Entities Mentioned

• covert agents
• target/person to be moved

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FAQs

What tactical advantage does a funeral/corpse cover provide?

Funeral movement is socially protected and less inspected; it creates a plausible reason for carrying a covered body and for restricted interaction.