Sutra 35
Devanagari script
तूर्यशब्दे राज्ञो गृहाभ्याशे सपादपणं अक्षणताडनं प्रथमपश्चिमयामिकं मध्यमयामिकं द्विगुणमन्तश्चतुर्गुणम् ॥ कZ_०२.३६.३५ ॥
Transliteration
tūryaśabde rājño gṛhābhyāśe sapādapaṇaṃ akṣaṇatāḍanaṃ prathamapaścimayāmikaṃ madhyamayāmikaṃ dviguṇam antaś caturguṇam.
Translation
তূর্য (সতর্ক-বাদ্য) ধ্বনিতে, রাজার গৃহের নিকটে দণ্ড সওয়া পণ। আঘাত না করে প্রহার করলে প্রহরভেদে দণ্ড: প্রথম ও শেষ প্রহরে মূল, মধ্য প্রহরে দ্বিগুণ, এবং অন্তঃস্থলে চতুর্গুণ।
Word by Word
तूर्य-शब्देwhen there is the sound of musical instruments (drum/pipe etc.)
तूर्य-शब्दे:
TypeNoun
Rootतूर्य, शब्द
Formसप्तमी एकवचनम् (शब्द); पुल्लिङ्गः; अधिकरणे
राज्ञःof the king
राज्ञः:
TypeNoun
Rootराजन्
Formषष्ठी एकवचनम्; पुल्लिङ्गः
गृह-अभ्याशेin the vicinity of the (king’s) residence
गृह-अभ्याशे:
TypeNoun
Rootगृह, अभ्याश
Formसप्तमी एकवचनम्; पुल्लिङ्गः; अधिकरणे
स-पाद-पणम्a fine of one and a quarter paṇa
स-पाद-पणम्:
TypeNoun
Rootपण
Formद्वितीया एकवचनम्; नपुंसकलिङ्गः (दण्डराशिः)
अक्षण-ताडनम्‘akṣaṇa-tāḍana’—a specified punitive beating/striking penalty (a technical punishment term)
अक्षण-ताडनम्:
TypeNoun
Rootअक्षण, ताडन (√तड्/ताड्)
Formद्वितीया एकवचनम्; नपुंसकलिङ्गः; दण्डप्रकारः
प्रथम-पश्चिम-यामिकम्(penalty) for the first ‘western’ watch/portion of the night (a time-slot category)
प्रथम-पश्चिम-यामिकम्:
TypeAdjective (used as noun)
Rootप्रथम, पश्चिम, यामिक
Formद्वितीया एकवचनम्; नपुंसकलिङ्गः; दण्डराशेः विशेषणम्
मध्यम-यामिकम्(penalty) for the middle watch of the night
मध्यम-यामिकम्:
TypeAdjective (used as noun)
Rootमध्यम, यामिक
Formद्वितीया एकवचनम्; नपुंसकलिङ्गः; दण्डराशेः विशेषणम्
द्वि-गुणम्double (the fine/penalty)
द्वि-गुणम्:
TypeAdjective (used adverbially)
Rootद्वि, गुण
Formद्वितीया एकवचनम्; नपुंसकलिङ्गः; ‘(दण्डः) द्विगुणः’ इति
अन्तःat the end / in the last period
अन्तः:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअन्तः
Formअव्ययम्; ‘अन्तः’ = अन्ते/अन्तराले/अन्तिमे (सन्दर्भे: अन्तिमयामे)
चतुḥ-गुणम्fourfold (the fine/penalty)
चतुḥ-गुणम्:
TypeAdjective (used adverbially)
Rootचतुर्, गुण
Formद्वितीया एकवचनम्; नपुंसकलिङ्गः; ‘(दण्डः) चतुर्गुणः’ इति
Entities Mentioned
K
king (rājā)G
guards/night watch (implied)FAQs
Kauṭilya treats those times/locations as higher-risk for burglary, assassination, and panic; deterrence is increased by multiplying fines.
Risk-weighted policing: punishments scale with threat level (time, proximity to sovereign, and restricted zones).