Kantakashodhana Adhyaya 9 Sutra 13 - Arthashastra | Assamese | Vedapath

Kautilya

Sutra 13

Devanagari script

धर्मस्थश्चेद्विवदमानं पुरुषं तर्जयति भर्त्सयत्यपसारयत्यभिग्रसते वा पूर्वमस्मै साहसदण्डं कुर्यात् वाक्पारुष्ये द्विगुणम् ॥ कZ_०४.९.१३ ॥

Transliteration

dharmasthaścedvivadamānaṃ puruṣaṃ tarjayati bhartsayatyapasārayatyabhigrasate vā pūrvamasmai sāhasadaṇḍaṃ kuryāt vākpāruṣye dviguṇam

Translation

যদি ন্যায়াধীশ (ধৰ্মস্থ) বিবাদমান ব্যক্তিক ধমক দিয়ে, গালি দিয়ে, আঁতৰাই দিয়ে, বা ভয় দেখাই দবাই ৰাখে, তেন্তে তাক প্ৰথম-শ্ৰেণীৰ সাহস-দণ্ড দিব লাগে; বাক্-পাৰুষ্য (কঠোৰ/অপমানজনক বাক্য)ৰ বাবে দণ্ড দ্বিগুণ হ’ব।

Word by Word

धर्मस्थःthe judge / judicial officer

चेत्if

विवदमानम्(a person) who is disputing / litigating

पुरुषम्a man/person (litigant)

तर्जयतिthreatens / intimidates

भर्त्सयतिrebukes / abuses

अपसारयतिdrives away / removes

अभिग्रसतेseizes / attacks / lays hands on

वाor

पूर्वम्beforehand / first

अस्मैto him

साहसदण्डम्the penalty for violence/assault (sāhasa-penalty)

कुर्यात्should impose / should make

वाक्पारुष्येin the case of verbal abuse

द्विगुणम्double / twofold

Entities Mentioned

dharmastha (judge)

litigant

FAQs

What administrative principle is implied here?

Courts must be non-intimidatory; abuse by adjudicators is itself a punishable offence to preserve legitimacy and access to justice.