Sutra 21
Devanagari script
व्यावहारिकं कर्मचतुष्कं षड्दण्डाः सप्त कशाः द्वाव् उपरिनिबन्धौ उदकनालिका च ॥ कZ_०४.८.२१ ॥
Transliteration
vyāvahārikaṃ karmacatuṣkaṃ ṣaḍdaṇḍāḥ sapta kaśāḥ dvāv uparinibandhau udakanālikā ca
Translation
(মানক) বিচারিক শারীরিক দণ্ডের কর্মচতুষ্টয়ে—লাঠির ছয় আঘাত, সাত চাবুক, উপরিভাগে দুই বাঁধন (বন্ধন/নিয়ন্ত্রণ), এবং উদকনালিকা (জল-নল দ্বারা জল ঢালার যন্ত্রণা) নির্ধারিত।
Word by Word
व्यावहारिकम्pertaining to legal procedure / litigation
व्यावहारिकम्:
TypeNoun (adjectival)
Rootव्यवहार
Formनपुंसकलिङ्गे एकवचनम् प्रथमा/द्वितीया; विशेषणम्
कर्मचतुष्कम्the set of four procedural acts / fourfold set of operations
कर्मचतुष्कम्:
TypeNoun
Rootकर्म + चतुष्क
Formनपुंसकलिङ्गे एकवचनम् प्रथमा/द्वितीया
षट्-दण्डाःsix rods / six punitive implements
षट्-दण्डाः:
TypeNoun
Rootदण्ड
Formपुंलिङ्गे बहुवचनम् प्रथमा
सप्तseven
सप्त:
TypeNumeral
Rootसप्त
Formअव्ययवत् संख्याशब्दः; ‘कशाः’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्
कशाःwhips / lashes
कशाः:
TypeNoun
Rootकशा
Formस्त्रीलिङ्गे बहुवचनम् प्रथमा
द्वौtwo
द्वौ:
TypeNumeral
Rootद्वि
Formपुंलिङ्गे द्विवचनम् प्रथमा; ‘उपरिनिबन्धौ’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्
उपरिनिबन्धौtwo upper fastenings / upper bindings (restraints)
उपरिनिबन्धौ:
TypeNoun
Rootउपरि + निबन्ध
Formपुंलिङ्गे द्विवचनम् प्रथमा
उदकनालिकाa water-tube / water conduit
उदकनालिका:
TypeNoun
Rootउदक + नालिका
Formस्त्रीलिङ्गे एकवचनम् प्रथमा
चand
च:
TypeParticle
Rootच
Formसमुच्चयार्थक-अव्ययम्
Entities Mentioned
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rājā (implicit)J
judicial officers (implicit)FAQs
A baseline, count-based schedule of corporal punishments for judicial use—so penalties are predictable and administratively enforceable.
To constrain discretionary cruelty and make enforcement auditable across officers and cases.