Sutra 18

Devanagari script

स्वकरणाभावे पञ्चबन्धो दण्डः ॥ कZ_०३.१६.१८ ॥

Transliteration

svakaraṇābhāve pañcabandho daṇḍaḥ

Translation

স্ব-প্রমাণ (স্বকরণ) না থাকলে পঞ্চবন্ধ দণ্ড।

Word by Word

• स्वकरणाभावे: in the absence of one’s own (hand-made) instrument/document/attestation
• Type: Noun
• Root: अभाव
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; एकवचन; सप्तमी (अधिकरणे); समासः = स्वकरणस्य अभावे

• पञ्चबन्धः: the ‘fivefold bond’ (a penalty category involving five kinds of restraint/bond)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बन्ध
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; एकवचन; प्रथमा; समासः = पञ्च (संख्या) + बन्ध (बंधन-प्रकारः)

• दण्डः: the penalty/punishment (is)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दण्ड
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; एकवचन; प्रथमा; विधेय (predicate nominative)

Entities Mentioned

• rājā (implicitly, enforcing authority)
• claimant/holder (svakaraṇa)

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FAQs

What administrative principle is implied by 'svakaraṇābhāve'?

Claims over property require claimant-side proof; absence of proof triggers a deterrent penalty to reduce fraudulent claims and evidentiary abuse.