Sutra 12

Devanagari script

पुराणचोरव्यञ्जना वा चोराननुप्रविष्टास्तथैव कर्म कारयेयुर्ग्राहयेयुश्च ॥ कZ_०४.५.१२ ॥

Transliteration

purāṇacoravyañjanā vā corān anupraviṣṭās tathaiva karma kārayeyur grāhayeyuś ca

Translation

或者，伪装成旧日盗贼的密探在渗入盗贼之中后，也应同样布置行动并将其逮捕。

Word by Word

• पुराणचोरव्यञ्जनाः: old-thief decoys/indicators (agents posing as experienced thieves)
• Type: Noun (agent-noun)
• Root: व्यञ्जन
• Form: प्रथमा-बहुवचनम्, पुंलिङ्गः; पुराण-चोर-व्यञ्जन (पुराणचोरस्य व्यञ्जनः = old thief acting as an 'indicator/decoy')

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

• चोरान्: thieves
• Type: Noun
• Root: चोर
• Form: द्वितीया-बहुवचनम्, पुंलिङ्गः

• अनुप्रविष्टाः: having infiltrated / having entered after (them)
• Type: Verb (past passive participle used adjectivally)
• Root: anu√praviś
• Form: कृदन्तः (क्त), प्रथमा-बहुवचनम्, पुंलिङ्गः; ‘(ते) अनुप्रविष्टाः’ = having entered/followed in (infiltrated)

• तथा: thus / in that manner
• Type: Adverb
• Root: तथा
• Form: प्रकारार्थक-अव्ययम्

• एव: indeed / just / exactly
• Type: Particle
• Root: एव
• Form: अवधारणार्थक-अव्ययम्

• कर्म: the act/deed (operation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्मन्
• Form: द्वितीया-एकवचनम्, नपुंसकलिङ्गः; कर्म = कार्य/कृत्य

• कारयेयुः: should cause (them) to do / should get (it) done
• Type: Verb
• Root: √कृ (causative)
• Form: लिङ् (विधिलिङ्), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुषः, बहुवचनम्; णिच्-प्रयोगः = ‘to cause to do’

• ग्राहयेयुः: should have (them) seized/arrested
• Type: Verb
• Root: √ग्रह् (causative)
• Form: लिङ् (विधिलिङ्), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुषः, बहुवचनम्; णिच्-प्रयोगः = ‘to cause to seize/arrest’

• च: and
• Type: Particle
• Root: च
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्ययम्

Entities Mentioned

• undercover agents
• thieves

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FAQs

Why use a 'former thief' cover identity?

It maximizes credibility and access within criminal circles, enabling evidence collection and coordinated capture.