Sutra 3
Devanagari script
प्राप्तफलां प्रकुर्वतो मध्यमाप्रदेशिनीवधो द्विशतो वा दण्डः ॥ कZ_०४.१२.०३ ॥
Transliteration
prāptaphalāṃ prakurvato madhyamāpradeśinīvadho dviśato vā daṇḍaḥ
Translation
ঋতুপ্ৰাপ্ত/যৌন পৰিপক্ব নাৰীক বলপূৰ্বক সহবাস কৰিলে অপৰাধীৰ শাস্তি ‘মধ্যম’ অঙ্গচ্ছেদ (মধ্যমা আঙুলি কটা), অথবা ২০০ পণ জৰিমনা।
Word by Word
प्राप्तफलाम्(a woman) who has obtained the result (i.e., is pregnant)
प्राप्तफलाम्:
TypeAdjective (used as noun-qualifier)
Root√आप् (आप्नोति) / प्राप्त (ppp)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-एकवचन; कर्मधारय-भावेन विशेषणम् (फलम् प्राप्ता यस्या सा)
प्रकुर्वतःof the one who commits/causes (the act)
प्रकुर्वतः:
TypeVerb (present participle)
Root√कृ (करोति) with प्र-
Formवर्तमानकृदन्त (शतृ), पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-एकवचन; ‘प्रकुर्वत्’ = doing/causing; here: ‘of one who causes/does (it)’
मध्यमाप्रदेशिनीa pregnant woman
मध्यमाप्रदेशिनी:
TypeNoun
Rootमध्यम + प्रदेशिनी
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-एकवचन; ‘मध्यम-प्रदेशिनी’ = having the middle region (waist/abdomen) indicated/marked (i.e., pregnant woman)
वधःkilling (slaying)
वधः:
TypeNoun
Root√वध्/√हन् (killing) (nominal)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-एकवचन
द्विशतःof two hundred (as a fine amount)
द्विशतः:
TypeNumeral (adjectival)
Rootद्वि + शत
Formपुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-एकवचन (द्विशतस्य); दण्डः इत्यस्य विशेषणम्—‘of two hundred’ (i.e., 200 [paṇas])
वाor
वा:
TypeParticle
Rootवा
Formविकल्पार्थक अव्यय
दण्डःpunishment; fine
दण्डः:
TypeNoun
Root√दण्ड् (nominal) / दण्ड
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-एकवचन
Entities Mentioned
F
female adult (prāptaphalā)O
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