Sutra 12
Devanagari script
स्वसस्यापहारिणः प्रतिपातोऽष्टगुणः ॥ कZ_०५.२.१२ ॥
Transliteration
svasasyāpahāriṇaḥ pratipāto 'ṣṭaguṇaḥ
Translation
Wer seine eigene Ernte stiehlt (d. h. die festgesetzten Abgaben durch heimliches Wegschaffen umgeht), hat eine achtfache Strafe/Erstattung zu leisten.
Word by Word
स्वसस्य(of) one’s own crop/standing grain
स्वसस्य:
TypeNoun
Rootसस्य
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग; षष्ठी एकवचन; (स्व + सस्य) ‘one’s own crop/standing grain’
अपहारिणःof the thief / of the one who carries off (it)
अपहारिणः:
TypeNoun (agentive)
Rootअप-हृ
Formपुंलिङ्ग; षष्ठी एकवचन; ‘अपहारिन्’ (चोर/हरणकर्ता) — genitive dependent on प्रतिपातः
प्रतिपातःthe penalty (fine/punishment)
प्रतिपातः:
TypeNoun
Rootप्रतिपात
Formपुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा एकवचन; दण्ड/प्रायश्चित्त-रूपः ‘penalty, fine, punishment’
अष्टगुणःeightfold / eight times
अष्टगुणः:
TypeAdjective (numeral compound)
Rootगुण
Formपुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा एकवचन; (अष्ट + गुण) ‘eightfold’; प्रतिपातः इति विशेषणम्
Entities Mentioned
C
cultivator/holder (implied)S
state revenue authority (implied)FAQs
Because it signifies concealment to defeat assessment/collection—an administrative offense against the fisc, not mere private property use.