Sutra 23

Devanagari script

प्रतिषिद्धे वा नयतः पुंसः स्त्रियो वा गच्छन्त्यास्त एवार्धदण्डाः । इति पथ्यनुसरणम् ॥ कZ_०३.४.२३ ॥

Transliteration

pratiṣiddhe vā nayataḥ puṃsaḥ striyo vā gacchantyās ta eva ardhadaṇḍāḥ | iti pathyānusaraṇam

Translation

If a man escorts a woman along a prohibited route, or if women go along such a prohibited route, those same persons incur half-penalties. This concludes the rule on pathyānusaraṇa (escorting/route-following).

Word by Word

• प्रतिषिद्धे: in/when (something) is prohibited
• Type: Participle (Verbal adjective)
• Root: प्रतिषिध्
• Form: सप्तमी-द्विवचनम्; भूतकर्मणि कृदन्तः (क्त) ‘प्रतिषिद्ध’ (निषिद्ध) — locative dual, neuter/masc. used adverbially ‘when/where (two cases) are prohibited’

• वा: or
• Type: Particle
• Root: वा
• Form: विकल्पार्थक अव्यय

• नयतः: of the one who leads/escorts
• Type: Participle
• Root: नी
• Form: षष्ठी-एकवचनम्; वर्तमानकृदन्तः (शतृ) ‘नयत्’ — genitive singular (of the one leading/escorting)

• पुंसः: of a man
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुंस्
• Form: षष्ठी-एकवचनम्; पुंलिङ्ग

• स्त्रियः: women
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्त्री
• Form: प्रथमा-बहुवचनम्; स्त्रीलिङ्ग

• वा: or
• Type: Particle
• Root: वा
• Form: विकल्पार्थक अव्यय

• गच्छन्त्याः: of a woman who is going (out)
• Type: Participle
• Root: गम्
• Form: षष्ठी-एकवचनम्; वर्तमानकृदन्तः (शतृ) स्त्रीलिङ्ग ‘गच्छन्ती’ — genitive singular (of a woman who is going)

• ते: they
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: प्रथमा-बहुवचनम्; पुंलिङ्ग

• एव: indeed/only
• Type: Particle
• Root: एव
• Form: अवधारणार्थक अव्यय

• अर्धदण्डाः: liable to half the (standard) penalty/fine
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्ध-दण्ड
• Form: प्रथमा-बहुवचनम्; पुंलिङ्ग; समासः—कर्मधारयः (‘अर्धः दण्डः’ = half-fine/half-penalty)

• इति: thus
• Type: Quotative particle
• Root: इति
• Form: उक्त्यर्थक अव्यय (वाक्यसमाप्तिसूचक)

• पथ्यनुसरणम्: observance of what is proper (proper conduct)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पथ्य-अनुसरण
• Form: प्रथमा/द्वितीया-एकवचनम्; नपुंसकलिङ्ग; षष्ठी/कर्मधारय-तत्पुरुषभावः (‘पथ्यस्य अनुसरणम्’ = following what is proper/wholesome)

Entities Mentioned

• escort/man
• women travelers
• state authority

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FAQs

Who is liable under this rule?

Both the escorting man and the traveling woman/women, when movement occurs through a prohibited route, with liability set at half-penalties.