Sutra 6
Devanagari script
राजमुद्रापरिवर्तने नामकृते वा सपादपणिकं वहनं दापयेत् ॥ कZ_०२.२१.०६ ॥
Transliteration
rājamudrāparivartane nāmakṛte vā sapādapaṇikaṃ vahanaṃ dāpayet
Translation
For altering the royal seal—or for falsifying the name/entry—he shall be made to pay a transport/handling charge of one and a quarter paṇa.
Word by Word
राजमुद्रा-परिवर्तनेin (the case of) alteration of the royal seal
राजमुद्रा-परिवर्तने:
TypeNoun (verbal noun)
Rootपरि√वृत् (वर्तते)
Formसप्तमी एकवचनम्; ‘परिवर्तन’ (नपुंसकलिङ्ग) in locative; compound = राजमुद्रायाः परिवर्तनम्
नामकृतेor in (the case of) forging a name / name-fraud
नामकृते:
TypeNoun (past participial formation used substantively)
Root√कृ (करणे)
Formसप्तमी एकवचनम्; ‘नामकृत’ (नपुंसकलिङ्ग) = ‘name-made/forged name’, locative; compound sense: नाम्नः कृतम्
वाor
वा:
TypeParticle
Rootवा
Formविकल्पार्थक अव्ययम्
सपादपणिकम्(a fine of) one and a quarter paṇa
सपादपणिकम्:
TypeNoun
Rootपण
Formद्वितीया एकवचनम्; नपुंसकलिङ्ग; ‘सपाद’ = ‘with a quarter more’; ‘पणिक’ here as monetary unit; object of दापयेत्
वहनम्carrying/handling (it)
वहनम्:
TypeNoun (action noun)
Root√वह् (वहने)
Formद्वितीया एकवचनम्; नपुंसकलिङ्ग; ‘carrying/transporting’; appositional/qualifying object with the fine-amount (i.e., ‘as carrying/handling [it]’)
दापयेत्he should cause (it) to be paid / should levy (the fine)
दापयेत्:
TypeVerb
Root√दा (दाने) [causative: दापय-]
Formलोट्/विधिलिङ्-प्रयोग (आज्ञार्थ/विध्यर्थ); परस्मैपदम्; प्रथमपुरुष एकवचनम्; causative = ‘cause to pay/levy’
Entities Mentioned
R
royal seal authorityM
merchants/transportersFAQs
A fixed, known charge simplifies enforcement and reduces discretionary bargaining that could invite bribes, while still penalizing administrative disruption.