Sutra 29
Devanagari script
इति योनिपोषकेषु प्रणयः ॥ कZ_०५.२.२९ ॥
Transliteration
iti yonipoṣakeṣu praṇayaḥ
Translation
以上即对 yonipoṣaka（供养/物色女子者）所施行的“怀柔劝诱”（praṇaya）之法。
Word by Word
इतिthus; so; (end of the statement)
इति:
TypeParticle
Rootइति (निपात)
Formनिपात/अव्यय; वाक्य-समापन/उद्धरण-सूचक
योनिपोषकेषुamong the yoni-poṣakas (those who live by/are attached to sexual relations; a class connected with prostitutes/sexual livelihood)
योनिपोषकेषु:
TypeNoun
Rootयोनिपोषक
Formपुंलिङ्ग; बहुवचन; सप्तमी विभक्ति; आधार/विषय-सप्तमी = 'among/with regard to yoni-poṣakas'
प्रणयःaffection; attachment; love/partiality
प्रणयः:
TypeNoun
Rootप्र-नी (√नी) → प्रणय
Formपुंलिङ्ग; एकवचन; प्रथमा विभक्ति; कर्तृ/विधेय-शब्द (nominal predicate)
Entities Mentioned
Y
yonipoṣakāḥP
praṇaya (conciliation/inducement)FAQs
It frames extraction as relationship-based inducement rather than coercion—useful where compliance depends on cooperation and ongoing networks.