Sutra 40

Devanagari script

स्त्रीवेषधारी वा प्रेतमनुगच्छेत् ॥ कZ_१२.५.४० ॥

Transliteration

strīveṣadhārī vā pretam anugacchet

Translation

或者，他穿上女装，随同尸体（送葬队伍）一起行进。

Word by Word

• स्त्रीवेषधारी: a (spy/agent) disguised in women’s attire
• Type: Noun (agent noun)
• Root: धृ
• Form: प्रथमा-एकवचनम्, पुल्लिङ्गः; धारी-प्रत्ययान्त (कृदन्त), धृ + णिनि/इन् (धारी)

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

• प्रेतम्: a corpse; the dead body
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्र-इ (प्रेत)
• Form: द्वितीया-एकवचनम्, नपुंसकलिङ्गः

• अनुगच्छेत्: should follow; should go after
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम्
• Form: लिङ् (विधिलिङ्), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुषः, एकवचनम्; उपसर्गः: अनु-

Entities Mentioned

• agent
• funeral procession

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