Sutra 12
Devanagari script
असीमावरोधे पञ्चग्रामी दशग्रामी वा ॥ कZ_०४.१३.१२ ॥
Transliteration
asīmāvarodhe pañcagrāmī daśagrāmī vā
Translation
চিহ্নহীন/অসংজ্ঞায়িত সীমানা বাধাগ্রস্ত করলে প্রযোজ্য অনুযায়ী ‘পাঁচ-গ্রাম’ বা ‘দশ-গ্রাম’ স্তরের জরিমানা হবে।
Word by Word
असीमावरोधेin the case of obstruction/dispute regarding an unbounded/undefined boundary
असीमावरोधे:
TypeNoun (locative singular; action-noun)
Rootअव-रुध् (√रुध्)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग; एकवचन; सप्तमी; भाववाचक-नाम (अवरोध ‘निरोध/प्रतिबन्ध’). समासः असीमायाḥ अवरोधे = ‘सीमा-निरोधे’
पञ्चग्रामीa ‘five-village’ unit (cluster/jurisdiction)
पञ्चग्रामी:
TypeNoun (adjectival, nominative singular)
Rootग्राम
Formपुंलिङ्ग; एकवचन; प्रथमा; विशेषणरूपेण (पञ्च ग्रामाः यस्य/यत्र सः)
दशग्रामीa ‘ten-village’ unit (cluster/jurisdiction)
दशग्रामी:
TypeNoun (adjectival, nominative singular)
Rootग्राम
Formपुंलिङ्ग; एकवचन; प्रथमा; विशेषणरूपेण (दश ग्रामाः यस्य/यत्र सः)
वाor
वा:
TypeParticle
Rootवा
Formविकल्पार्थक-अव्यय (option/alternative)
Entities Mentioned
V
villages (grāma)B
boundary/limit (sīmā)FAQs
Punishments are scaled to jurisdictional impact: offenses affecting local territorial order are fined according to larger or smaller administrative clusters of villages.
It destabilizes land rights, revenue assessment, and village order; hence it is handled through graded penalties.