Sutra 6

Devanagari script

प्रहारेण गर्भं पातयत उत्तमो दण्डः भैषज्येन मध्यमः परिक्लेशेन पूर्वः साहसदण्डः ॥ कZ_०४.११.०६ ॥

Transliteration

prahāreṇa garbhaṃ pātayata uttamo daṇḍaḥ bhaiṣajyena madhyamaḥ parikleśena pūrvaḥ sāhasadaṇḍaḥ

Translation

For one who causes miscarriage by assault, the highest penalty applies; if it is treated by medicine, the middle penalty applies; if it results in suffering/distress, the first (lowest) sāhasa-penalty applies.

Word by Word

• प्रहारेण: by a blow/strike (by beating)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रहार
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; तृतीया-एकवचन

• गर्भम्: the fetus/pregnancy
• Type: Noun
• Root: गर्भ
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-एकवचन

• पातयतः: (two persons) cause to fall / induce miscarriage
• Type: Verb
• Root: पत् (पातयति)
• Form: णिच् (causative); लट्-लकार; प्रथमपुरुष; द्विवचन; परस्मैपद

• उत्तमः: the highest/most severe
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उत्तम
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-एकवचन; दण्डः इति विशेषणम्

• दण्डः: punishment; penalty
• Type: Noun
• Root: दण्ड
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-एकवचन

• भैषज्येन: by medicine/drug (by administering a drug)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भैषज्य
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; तृतीया-एकवचन

• मध्यमः: the middle/moderate
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मध्यम
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-एकवचन; दण्डः इति विशेषणम्

• परिक्लेशेन: by torment/harassment/affliction
• Type: Noun
• Root: परिक्लेश
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; तृतीया-एकवचन

• पूर्वः: the first/lowest (of the three)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पूर्व
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-एकवचन; दण्डः इति विशेषणम्

• साहसदण्डः: the penalty for violent assault (sāhasa-penalty)
• Type: Noun
• Root: साहस + दण्ड
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-एकवचन; ‘साहसस्य दण्डः’

Entities Mentioned

• pregnant victim
• assailant
• physician/medical treatment (implied)

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FAQs

What sentencing method is used in this verse?

Outcome-based gradation: penalties scale with the severity of harm (miscarriage, need for treatment, or lesser suffering).