Sutra 11

Devanagari script

मातृहस्तादन्यत्र अभरणन्यासे सपादचतुष्पणो दण्डः ॥ कZ_०२.२७.११ ॥

Transliteration

mātṛhastād anyatra abharaṇanyāse sapādacatuṣpaṇo daṇḍaḥ

Translation

মায়ের হেফাজত ছাড়া অন্যত্র অলংকার জমা/বন্ধক রাখলে সাড়ে চার পণ জরিমানা।

Word by Word

• मातृ-हस्तात्: from the mother’s hand
• Type: Noun
• Root: मातृ; हस्त
• Form: पुं/नपुं? हस्त-शब्दः (पुं), एकवचनम्, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति; समासे ‘मातुः हस्तः’ → मातृहस्तः, तस्मात् (ablative)

• अन्यत्र: elsewhere; otherwise (i.e., except from that)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अन्यत्र
• Form: अव्ययम् (स्थान/अपवादार्थे)

• अभरण-न्यासे: in the depositing/placing of ornaments
• Type: Noun
• Root: अभरण; न्यास
• Form: पुं/नपुं? न्यास-शब्दः (पुं), एकवचनम्, सप्तमी-विभक्ति; समासे ‘अभरणस्य न्यासः’ → अभरणन्यासः, तस्मिन् (locative)

• सपाद-चतुष्पणः: (a fine) of four-and-a-quarter paṇas
• Type: Noun
• Root: स; पाद; चतुष्; पण
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः (दण्ड-विशेषणम्), एकवचनम्, प्रथमा-विभक्ति; ‘सपाद’ = quarter more; ‘चतुष्पण’ = four paṇas; कुलार्थः = 4¼ paṇas

• दण्डः: the penalty/fine
• Type: Noun
• Root: दण्ड
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, एकवचनम्, प्रथमा-विभक्ति

Entities Mentioned

• mother/guardian
• gaṇikā (contextual)
• state enforcement (implied)

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FAQs

Why require ornaments to be kept in the mother’s custody?

To reduce dissipation and fraudulent pledging of valuables, creating a controlled custody point for high-value movable assets.