Sutra 38
Devanagari script
यूथवृषं वृषेणावपातयतः पूर्वः साहसदण्डः घातयत उत्तमः ॥ कZ_०२.२९.३८ ॥
Transliteration
yūthavṛṣaṃ vṛṣeṇāvapātayataḥ pūrvaḥ sāhasadaṇḍaḥ ghātayata uttamaḥ
Translation
Wenn jemand bewirkt, dass der Leithengst/Leitbulle der Herde von einem anderen Bullen zu Fall gebracht wird, gilt die Gewaltstrafe ersten Grades; tötet man ihn, gilt die höchste Strafe.
Word by Word
यूथवृषम्the herd-bull (leader bull of a herd)
यूथवृषम्:
TypeNoun
Rootयूथवृष
Formपुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया एकवचन; (यूथस्य वृषः) ‘herd-bull’
वृषेणby/with a bull
वृषेण:
TypeNoun
Rootवृष
Formपुंलिङ्ग; तृतीया एकवचन
अवपातयतः(two persons) cause to fall / knock down
अवपातयतः:
TypeVerb
Rootअव√पत् (caus.)
Formलट्; परस्मैपद; प्रथमपुरुष; द्विवचन; causative (णिच्) — ‘they cause to fall/knock down’
पूर्वःthe former / the lower (grade)
पूर्वः:
TypeAdjective
Rootपूर्व
Formपुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा एकवचन; विशेषणम् (साहसदण्डस्य)
साहसदण्डःthe penalty for assault/violence (sāhasa-fine)
साहसदण्डः:
TypeNoun
Rootसाहसदण्ड
Formपुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा एकवचन; (साहसस्य दण्डः)
घातयतः(two persons) cause to be killed / have (it) killed
घातयतः:
TypeVerb
Root√हन् (caus. घातयति)
Formलट्; परस्मैपद; प्रथमपुरुष; द्विवचन; causative (णिच्) — ‘they cause to be killed/strike’
उत्तमःthe highest / the severest (grade)
उत्तमः:
TypeAdjective
Rootउत्तम
Formपुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा एकवचन; विशेषणम् (साहसदण्डस्य)
Entities Mentioned
H
herd bull (yūthavṛṣa)B
bullFAQs
Because the economic harm scales from temporary loss of function to permanent loss of breeding capacity and herd productivity; the sanction tracks expected damage.