Arthashastra 3.4.2: Dharmasthiya, Adhyaya 4, Sutra 2
Devanagari script
प्रतिषिद्धायां द्वादशपणः ॥ कZ_०३.४.०२ ॥
Transliteration
pratiṣiddhāyāṃ dvādaśapaṇaḥ.
Translation
Steht sie unter einem besonderen Verbot/einer besonderen Beschränkung, beträgt die Geldstrafe 12 paṇa.
Word by Word
प्रतिषिद्धायाम्in/with regard to a prohibited (act/transaction)
प्रतिषिद्धायाम्:
TypeNoun (Adjective used substantively)
Root√सिध् (सेधने) / निषिद्ध (ppp) with प्रति-
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग; एकवचन; सप्तमी; विशेषण-प्रयोगः (प्रतिषिद्धा = निषिद्धा/वर्जिता क्रिया/वस्तु/व्यवहारः), अधिकरणे सप्तमी
द्वादशपणः(the fine is) twelve paṇas
द्वादशपणः:
TypeNoun (Numeral + Noun; fine amount)
Rootद्वादश (संख्या) + पण
Formपुंलिङ्ग; एकवचन; प्रथमा; दण्ड/अर्थदण्ड-रूपेण विधानम् (implicit: दण्डः/दण्डनीयः)
Entities Mentioned
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restricted/prohibited womanFAQs
Noncompliance with an explicit restriction is treated as more blameworthy than ordinary boundary-crossing, so the fine is increased.
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