Arthashastra 3.4.35: Dharmasthiya, Adhyaya 4, Sutra 35

Devanagari script

ततः परं धर्मस्थैर्विसृष्टा यथेष्टं विन्देत ॥ कZ_०३.४.३५ ॥

Recitation with translationArthashastra 3.4.35

Transliteration

tataḥ paraṃ dharmasthaiḥ visṛṣṭā yatheṣṭaṃ vindeta

Translation

Danach (nach Ablauf der Wartezeit) kann sie, sobald sie von den Richtern (dharmasthas) entlassen wurde, nach Belieben handeln (einschließlich einer neuen Verbindung).

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Word by Word

• ततः: thereafter; from that (point)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: ablative singular (तस्मात् > ततः), indeclinable adverbial use ‘from that/thereafter’

• परम्: further; next; after that
• Type: Adjective/Adverb
• Root: पर
• Form: accusative singular neuter used adverbially (‘further/next/afterwards’)

• धर्मस्थैः: by the judges / judicial officers
• Type: Noun
• Root: धर्मस्थ
• Form: instrumental plural masculine (or neuter)

• विसृष्टा: having been dismissed/released
• Type: Participle
• Root: वि√सृज्
• Form: past passive participle (क्त), nominative plural masculine agreeing with an implied masculine plural subject (e.g., ‘they/people’); sense: ‘dismissed/released’

• यथेष्टम्: as one wishes; at will
• Type: Adverb
• Root: यथा + इष्ट
• Form: indeclinable adverb meaning ‘as desired/at will’

• विन्देत: should obtain / may get
• Type: Verb
• Root: √विद् (विन्दति)
• Form: optative (विधिलिङ्), parasmaipada, 3rd person singular; ‘should obtain/find’

Entities Mentioned

• dharmastha

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Why is judicial release explicitly required?

To prevent private disputes and retaliatory claims; the state converts a socially volatile issue into a documented, enforceable judgment.