Sutra 20
Devanagari script
स्त्रीप्रकृता सकामा समाना द्वादशपणं दण्डं दद्यात्प्रकर्त्री द्विगुणम् ॥ कZ_०४.१२.२० ॥
Transliteration
strīprakṛtā sakāmā samānā dvādaśapaṇaṃ daṇḍaṃ dadyāt prakartrī dviguṇam
Translation
যদি নারীই প্রবর্তক হয়, সম্মত থাকে এবং সমান মর্যাদার হয়, তবে বারো পণ দণ্ড দিতে হবে; প্রবর্তক নারীকে দ্বিগুণ দিতে হবে।
Word by Word
स्त्रीप्रकृताa woman by nature; one of female disposition
स्त्रीप्रकृता:
TypeNoun (adjectival)
Rootप्रकृति
Formस्त्री-प्रकृता = स्त्रियाः प्रकृतिः यस्याः सा; स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचन (विशेषणम्)
सकामाdesirous; acting with sexual desire/consent
सकामा:
TypeNoun (adjectival)
Rootकाम
Formसकामा = कामेन सह/कामवती; स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचन (विशेषणम्)
समानाequal (in status/standing)
समाना:
TypeNoun (adjectival)
Rootसम
Formसमाना = समा/सदृशी; स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचन (विशेषणम्)
द्वादशपणम्(a fine of) twelve paṇas
द्वादशपणम्:
TypeNoun
Rootपण
Formद्वादश-पणम्; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया एकवचन (दण्डम् इति विशेषणम्/परिमाणवाचकः)
दण्डम्a penalty; fine
दण्डम्:
TypeNoun
Rootदण्ड
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया एकवचन; कर्मपदम्
दद्यात्should pay / should be made to pay
दद्यात्:
TypeVerb
Rootदा
Formविधिलिङ् (optative), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; ‘(सा) दद्यात्’
प्रकर्त्रीthe female perpetrator/instigator
प्रकर्त्री:
TypeNoun (agent)
Rootप्रकृ
Formप्रकृ + तृच्; स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचन; कर्तृपदम्
द्विगुणम्double (in amount)
द्विगुणम्:
TypeNoun (adjectival)
Rootगुण
Formद्वि-गुणम्; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया एकवचन; (दण्डम् इति) विशेषणम्
Entities Mentioned
W
woman (initiator)M
manS
stateFAQs
Because the case is framed as consensual and between social equals, reducing the state’s view of coercive harm.
To discourage initiation that disrupts household/marriage arrangements; the rule assigns higher responsibility to the initiating party in this scenario.