Sutra 29
Devanagari script
प्रतिपन्नमिष्टाभिप्रायैः पूजयेत् ॥ कZ_०९.३.२९ ॥
Transliteration
pratipannam iṣṭābhiprāyaiḥ pūjayet
Translation
جو شخص (پیشکش/طریقِ کار) قبول کر کے آ گیا ہو، اسے اس کے مطلوبہ مقاصد کے مطابق نذرانوں اور یقین دہانیوں کے ساتھ عزت دینی چاہیے۔
Word by Word
प्रतिपन्नम्one who has arrived / the person who has come (before one)
प्रतिपन्नम्:
TypeNoun/Adjective (past passive participle used adjectivally)
Root√पद् (गत्यर्थे) + प्रति- (उपसर्ग)
Formकृदन्त (क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, एकवचन, द्वितीया; ‘प्रतिपन्न’ = प्राप्त/आगत/उपस्थित (object of पूजयेत्)
इष्ट-अभिप्रायैःwith agreeable intentions (and pleasing disposition/gestures)
इष्ट-अभिप्रायैः:
TypeNoun (instrumental plural)
Rootइष्ट (√इष्/√इच्छ् ‘इच्छा’—इष्ट ‘प्रिय/इच्छित’) + अभिप्राय (अभि+√प्रि/√प्राय ‘अभिप्राय/आशय’)
Formसमास: इष्टः अभिप्रायः यस्य/येषां तैः; पुल्लिङ्ग, तृतीया बहुवचन; करण/साधन-कारक: ‘इष्टाभिप्रायैः’ = प्रियाशयैः/अनुकूलाभिप्रायैः (means: with agreeable intentions/gestures)
पूजयेत्should honor / should receive respectfully
पूजयेत्:
TypeVerb
Root√पूज् (पूजायाम्)
Formलिङ् (विधिलिङ्), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; विधि/आदेश: ‘he should honor/worship/receive respectfully’
Entities Mentioned
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pratipanna (convert/defector)FAQs
To stabilize the switch of loyalty, signal credibility to other potential defectors, and reduce the risk of reversal or double-agency.
Consolidate gains immediately: reward compliance in the currency of the target’s motivations.