Sutra 13

Devanagari script

अनपसारः कण्टकशोधनाय नीयेत ॥ कZ_०२.१४.१३ ॥

Transliteration

anapasāraḥ kaṇṭakaśodhanāya nīyeta

Translation

One who does not make restitution (i.e., does not return what was taken or set right the loss) shall be taken up for kaṇṭakaśodhana—formal action for the suppression of market-offenders.

Word by Word

• अनपसारः: one who does not flee; a non-absconding (offender)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अपसृ (अप + सृ)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, प्रथमा-एकवचनम्; नञ्-पूर्वकः (अन् + अपसार) भाववाचक-प्रातिपदिकम्

• कण्टकशोधनाय: for the purpose of removing ‘thorns’ (i.e., suppressing criminals and nuisances)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शुध् (शोधन) / शुध्-प्रत्ययान्त; कण्टक (न.)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गः, चतुर्थी-एकवचनम्; ‘कण्टकस्य शोधनम्’ इति समासः; प्रयोजनार्थे चतुर्थी (for the purpose of)

• नीयेत: should be taken/led (brought)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नी
• Form: लिङ् (विधिलिङ्), आत्मनेपदम्, प्रथमपुरुषः, एकवचनम्; कर्मणि-प्रयोगः (passive): ‘he should be led/brought’

Entities Mentioned

• kaṇṭakaśodhana (anti-offence proceeding/department)

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FAQs

What is the administrative point of sending a person to kaṇṭakaśodhana?

It treats economic wrongdoing as a public-order issue: the state formally processes and disciplines offenders to keep markets trustworthy.