Sutra 31

Devanagari script

अनभिसर्तुर्द्वादशपणो दण्डः ॥ कZ_०४.३.३१ ॥

Transliteration

anabhisartur dvādaśapaṇo daṇḍaḥ

Translation

Für denjenigen, der nicht vortritt/nicht reagiert (wenn es verlangt wird), beträgt die Geldstrafe zwölf Paṇas.

Word by Word

• अनभिसर्तुः: of the non-aggressor / of the one who did not initiate the assault
• Type: Noun
• Root: √सृ (सरणे) / √सर्प् (गत्यर्थे) (अभिसर्तृ- ‘one who approaches/assails’ as agent-noun)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; षष्ठी-एकवचन; कर्तृवाचक-तृच्-प्रत्ययान्त (अभिसर्तृ) with नञ्-पूर्वपद (अन-); ‘of a non-assailant / of one who did not make an assault/approach’

• द्वादशपणः: (a fine of) twelve paṇas
• Type: Noun (numeral + measure/coin)
• Root: द्वादश (संख्या) + पण
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-एकवचन; विशेषण-समास: ‘twelve-paṇa (amount)’ qualifying दण्डः

• दण्डः: penalty; fine
• Type: Noun
• Root: दण्ड
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-एकवचन; विधेय (predicate): ‘the penalty/fine is …’

Entities Mentioned

• paṇa (fine unit)

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FAQs

What is ‘anabhisartuḥ’ in administrative terms?

A non-responder—someone obligated to assist/appear for a public safety action but who fails to do so, triggering a standardized monetary penalty.