Sutra 3

Devanagari script

कार्यस्यान्यथाकरणे वेतननाशः तद्द्विगुणश्च दण्डः ॥ कZ_०२.१४.०३ ॥

Transliteration

kāryasyānyathākaraṇe vetananāśaḥ taddviguṇaśca daṇḍaḥ

Translation

Wird die zugewiesene Arbeit anders als vorgeschrieben ausgeführt, verfällt der Lohn, und es wird eine Geldstrafe in doppelter Höhe (dieses Lohns) verhängt.

Word by Word

• कार्यस्य: of the work / of the assigned task
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृ
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; षष्ठी-एकवचन; 'कार्य' (कृत्य/कार्य)

• अन्यथा: otherwise; in a different manner
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अन्यथा
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक

• करणे: in doing / in the performance
• Type: Noun (verbal noun)
• Root: कृ
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; सप्तमी-एकवचन; 'करण' (कृ + ल्युट्)

• वेतननाशः: loss/forfeiture of wages
• Type: Noun
• Root: नश्
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-एकवचन; वेतनस्य नाशः

• तत्: that (i.e., that amount/that penalty)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-एकवचन; अन्वयः—वेतननाशः (तत् = तस्य/एतस्य)

• द्विगुणः: twofold; double
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गुण
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-एकवचन; द्वि-गुण (twofold)

• च: and
• Type: Particle
• Root: च
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक

• दण्डः: fine; penalty
• Type: Noun
• Root: दण्ड
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-एकवचन

Entities Mentioned

• workers/contractors
• state authority (imposing wages/fines)

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FAQs

What is the prescribed sanction for doing assigned work incorrectly?

Forfeit the wage and pay a fine equal to twice the wage.

What administrative principle is implied?

Outcome must match specification; penalties are pegged to wage to scale with the job’s value.