Adhyakshaprachara Adhyaya 36 Sutra 10 - Arthashastra | German | Vedapath

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Sutra 10

Devanagari script

चिकित्सकः प्रच्छन्नव्रणप्रतीकारकारयितारमपथ्यकारिणं च गृहस्वामी च निवेद्य गोपस्थानिकयोर्मुच्येत अन्यथा तुल्यदोषः स्यात् ॥ कZ_०२.३६.१० ॥

Transliteration

cikitsakaḥ pracchannavraṇapratīkārakārayitāram apathyakāriṇaṃ ca gṛhasvāmī ca nivedya gopasthānikayor mucyeta anyathā tulyadoṣaḥ syāt

Translation

Ein Arzt — ebenso ein Hausherr — soll melden, wer wegen verborgener Wunden Behandlung sucht, und wer gegen die vorgeschriebene Lebens-/Heilordnung handelt; durch die Meldung wird er vor den gopa- und sthānika-Behörden entlastet, andernfalls trifft ihn gleiche Schuld.

Word by Word

चिकित्सकःthe physician

प्रच्छन्न-व्रण-प्रतीकार-कारयितारम्the one who gets the remedy for a concealed wound done

अपथ्य-कारिणम्and the one who acts improperly (medically unwholesomely)

चand

गृह-स्वामीthe master of the house

चand

निवेद्यhaving reported

गोप-स्थानिकयोःto the gopa and the sthānika (officials)

मुच्येतshould be released (from liability)

अन्यथाotherwise

तुल्य-दोषःan equal fault/culpability

स्यात्would be / should be

Entities Mentioned

physician

householder

suspect with concealed wounds

gopa

sthānika

FAQs

Why target concealed wounds?

Hidden injuries can be evidence of violence, theft, or flight from justice; physicians become key nodes for detecting offenders.

What is the deterrent mechanism here?

Imposing ‘equal guilt’ for non-reporting turns private actors into compliance partners and reduces safe havens for criminals.