Sutra 3
Devanagari script
प्रतिवेशगृहातिगतायाः षट्पणः ॥ कZ_०३.४.०३ ॥
Transliteration
prativeśagṛhātigatāyāḥ ṣaṭpaṇaḥ.
Translation
For a woman who enters a neighbor’s house, the fine is 6 paṇas.
Word by Word
प्रतिवेशगृहात्from the neighbouring house
प्रतिवेशगृहात्:
TypeNoun
Rootप्रतिवेशगृह
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग; एकवचन; पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (अपादान)
अतिगतायाःof (a woman/person) who has overstepped / gone beyond
अतिगतायाः:
TypeParticiple (Verbal adjective)
Rootअति + गम् (गच्छति)
Formकृदन्त; भूतकृत् (क्त); स्त्रीलिङ्ग; एकवचन; षष्ठी-विभक्ति; ‘अतिगता’ = having gone beyond/overstepped; here qualifying an implied feminine noun (e.g., स्त्री/नारी/गृहिणी etc.)
षट्पणः(the fine is) six paṇas
षट्पणः:
TypeNoun (numeral compound)
Rootषट् + पण
Formपुंलिङ्ग; एकवचन; प्रथमा-विभक्ति; दण्ड/द्रव्य-परिमाणवाचक
Entities Mentioned
N
neighbor (prativeśa)W
womanFAQs
It reduces opportunities for clandestine meetings and disputes, serving a preventive public-order function in dense settlements.