Sutra 10

Devanagari script

खनिभ्यो धातुपण्यादाने षट्छतमत्ययः ॥ कZ_०२.२२.१० ॥

Transliteration

khanibhyo dhātupaṇyādāne ṣaṭchatamatyayaḥ

Translation

For taking mineral merchandise from mines, the penalty (atyaya) is six hundred (paṇas).

Word by Word

• खनिभ्यः: from the mines / on account of mines
• Type: Noun
• Root: खनि
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; पञ्चमी-बहुवचन (अपादान/हेतौ)

• धातु-पण्य-आदाने: in the taking/collection of mineral merchandise (i.e., while collecting dues on minerals sold as goods)
• Type: Noun (verbal noun)
• Root: आ-दा (दाने)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; सप्तमी-एकवचन; 'आदान' (ग्रहण/स्वीकार) as action-noun; locative of occasion/condition

• षट्-शतम्: six hundred
• Type: Numeral
• Root: षट् + शत
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-एकवचन (संख्यावाचक)

• अत्ययः: penalty; fine
• Type: Noun
• Root: अति-इ (अत्यये) / noun-stem अत्यय
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-एकवचन; दण्ड/दोष-पर्याय (contextual)

Entities Mentioned

• mines
• mineral goods
• state (implied)

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FAQs

What administrative intent is conveyed by fixing a high penalty for mineral goods taken from mines?

It treats minerals as high-value, state-sensitive revenue sources and deters leakage from controlled extraction points through a strong, standardized fine.