Sutra 5

Devanagari script

न च प्राकाम्यमकामायां लब्भेत ॥ कZ_०४.१२.०५ ॥

Transliteration

na ca prākāmyam akāmāyāṃ labbheta

Translation

Và không có quyền hợp pháp về việc được tiếp cận tình dục (prākāmya) trong trường hợp người phụ nữ không tự nguyện (akāmā).

Word by Word

• न: not
• Type: Particle (Negation)
• Root: न
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्ययम्

• च: and / also
• Type: Particle (Conjunction)
• Root: च
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्ययम्

• प्राकाम्यम्: freedom to act at will; arbitrariness; unrestricted license
• Type: Noun (Abstract)
• Root: प्र + √कम् (कामयते)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गम्, एकवचनम्, प्रथमा/द्वितीया; भाववाचक-नाम (प्राकाम्य)

• अकामायाम्: when there is no desire/consent; in unwillingness
• Type: Noun (Abstract)
• Root: अ + काम
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गम्, एकवचनम्, सप्तमी; नञ्-तत्पुरुष-समासः (अ- + काम) → अकामा; लोकेटिव् ‘in the absence of desire/consent’

• लब्भेत: would/should be obtained; could be achieved
• Type: Verb
• Root: √लभ्
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), आत्मनेपदम्, प्रथमपुरुषः, एकवचनम्; (क्लासिकल/प्राकृत-प्रभावित रूप) = लभेत

Entities Mentioned

• woman (akāmā)

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FAQs

What administrative principle is asserted here?

The state refuses to recognize any claimed ‘right of access’ where the woman’s unwillingness is established—consent is treated as a legal boundary.

What is the governance intent?

To prevent coercive sexual claims from being normalized or defended as entitlement, thereby reducing violence and disputes.