Sutra 53

Devanagari script

ऊने षष्ठमंशं दद्यात् ॥ कZ_०४.१.५३ ॥

Transliteration

ūne ṣaṣṭhamaṃśaṃ dadyāt

Translation

If it is below that (threshold), one should give a sixth share (as the applicable reward).

Word by Word

• ऊने: when there is a deficiency; in case of shortage
• Type: Noun/Adjective
• Root: ऊन
• Form: प्रातिपदिकम् ‘ऊन’ (हीन/न्यून); सप्तमी एकवचनम्; नपुंसकलिङ्गे (सामान्यतः) — ‘ऊने (सति)’ इति लोकेटिव्-अब्सोल्यूट्/अधिकरणसप्तमी, ‘कमी होने पर/कम होने की स्थिति में’

• षष्ठम्: the sixth (one-sixth)
• Type: Noun/Adjective (Ordinal)
• Root: षष्ठ
• Form: क्रमवाचकविशेषणम्; द्वितीया एकवचनम्; नपुंसकलिङ्गम् — ‘षष्ठम् (अंशम्)’ इति विशेषणम्

• अंशम्: a share; a portion (fraction)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अंश
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया एकवचनम्; कर्मपदम्

• दद्यात्: should give; should pay; should remit
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (दाने)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative); परस्मैपदम्; प्रथमपुरुषः; एकवचनम्; धातुः ‘दा’ (ददाति) — ‘should give/should pay’

Entities Mentioned

• King/State
• discoverer/reporter (implicit)

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FAQs

How does this complement the previous sutra?

Together they form a graduated regime: very large hoards revert to the state; smaller hoards trigger a defined reward share to encourage disclosure.