Sutra 6

Devanagari script

चिरप्रवासः स्तम्भप्रविष्टो वा मूल्यद्विगुणं दद्यात् ॥ कZ_०३.११.०६ ॥

Transliteration

cirapravāsaḥ stambhapraviṣṭo vā mūlyadviguṇaṃ dadyāt

Translation

One who has been long absent, or who has entered/encroached upon a fixed holding (lit. ‘entered the pillar/landmark’), shall pay twice the value.

Word by Word

• चिरप्रवासः: one who has been away for a long time (long-absent person)
• Type: Noun (adjectival)
• Root: प्र-√वस्
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-एकवचन; विशेषणम् (दीर्घकाल-प्रवासयुक्तः)

• स्तम्भप्रविष्टः: one who has entered/been put into a pillar (i.e., confined/fastened in a pillar)
• Type: Noun (past passive participle used adjectivally)
• Root: प्र-√विश्
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-एकवचन; ‘प्रविष्ट’ (कृदन्त, क्त) विशेषणम्; स्तम्भे प्रविष्टः इति अर्थः

• वा: or
• Type: Particle
• Root: वा
• Form: विकल्पार्थक-अव्ययम् (either/or)

• मूल्यद्विगुणम्: double the value (twice the price)
• Type: Noun (adjectival, used as object-qualifier)
• Root: द्वि + √गुण् (गुण) / ‘द्विगुण’ (विशेषण)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-एकवचन; ‘मूल्यस्य द्विगुणम्’ = मूल्यस्य द्विगुण-परिमाणम्

• दद्यात्: should give / should pay
• Type: Verb
• Root: √दा (दाने)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; ‘he should give/pay’

Entities Mentioned

• absentee party
• encroacher
• property/holding
• state adjudicator

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FAQs

Why impose double-value payment for encroachment or long absence?

A strong deterrent discourages opportunistic occupation and procedural delay, protecting clear titles and tax/revenue stability.