Arthashastra 3.2.40 - Dharmasthiya, Adhyaya 2, Sutra 40

Kautilya

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Arthashastra 3.2.40: Dharmasthiya, Adhyaya 2, Sutra 40

Devanagari script

तस्यातिक्रमे शुल्कं स्त्रीधनमर्धं चाधिवेदनिकं दद्यात् चतुर्विंशतिपणपरं च दण्डम् ॥

Recitation with translationArthashastra 3.2.40

Transliteration

tasyātikrame śulkaṃ strīdhanamardhaṃ cādhivedanikaṃ dadyāt caturviṃśatipaṇaparaṃ ca daṇḍam

Translation

إذا خالف تلك القاعدة وجب عليه أن يدفع مهر الزواج (śulka)، وأن يردّ مال المرأة (strīdhana)، وأن يعطي أيضًا نصفه تعويضًا بوصفه adhivedanika؛ ويُغرَّم بما يصل إلى أربعٍ وعشرين پانا (paṇa).

Word by Word

तस्यof that (man/party); in his case

अतिक्रमेupon transgression/violation

शुल्कम्the bride-price / marriage payment

स्त्रीधनम्woman’s property (strīdhana)

अर्धम्half

चand

अधिवेदनिकम्the adhivedanika compensation (payment connected with taking another wife/supersession)

दद्यात्should give / shall pay

चतुर्विंशतिपणपरम्amounting to twenty-four paṇas

चand

दण्डम्a fine / penalty

Entities Mentioned

husband

wife

court/king’s authority (implied)

FAQs

What policy levers are used to enforce compliance?

Restitution (śulka, strīdhana), mandated compensation (adhivedanika), and a state-imposed fine (daṇḍa) to deter circumvention.

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