Sutra 7

Devanagari script

प्रसभस्त्रीपुरुषघातकाभिसारकनिग्राहकावघोषकावस्कन्दकोपवेधकान्पथिवेश्मप्रतिरोधकान् राजहस्त्यश्वरथानां हिंसकान् स्तेनान्वा शूलानारोहयेयुः ॥ कZ_०४.११.०७ ॥

Transliteration

prasabhastrīpuruṣaghātakābhisārakanigrāhakāvaghoṣakāvaskandakopavedhakān pathiveśmapratirodhakān rājahastyaśvarathānāṃ hiṃsakān stenān vā śūlān ārohayeyuḥ

Translation

They shall impale on stakes: violent killers of women or men; abductors; those who seize/hold people unlawfully; public terror-raisers; marauders; arsonists; those who block roads or houses; those who injure the king’s elephants, horses, or chariots; and thieves (of that class).

Word by Word

• प्रसभ: violent, forcible
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रसभ
• Form: विशेषण; प्रथमा-एकवचन (पुं/नपुं) — समासपूर्वपदत्वेन

• स्त्री: woman
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्त्री
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-एकवचन — समासपूर्वपदत्वेन

• पुरुष: man, person
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुरुष
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-एकवचन — समासपूर्वपदत्वेन

• घातक: killer (one who kills)
• Type: Noun (agent)
• Root: हन् (घात)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-एकवचन — समासान्तपद; ‘घातक’ = हन्ता

• अभिसारक: one who makes/undertakes illicit approaches; seducer; paramour
• Type: Noun (agent)
• Root: सृ (अभि+सृ)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-बहुवचन (अभिसारकान्)

• निग्राहक: subduer; one who forcibly restrains/oppresses
• Type: Noun (agent)
• Root: ग्रह् (नि+ग्रह्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-बहुवचन (निग्राहकान्)

• अवघोषक: one who raises a loud outcry; public alarm-raiser
• Type: Noun (agent)
• Root: घुष् (अव+घुष्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-बहुवचन (अवघोषकान्)

• अवस्कन्दक: raider; sudden assailant
• Type: Noun (agent)
• Root: स्कन्द् (अव+स्कन्द्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-बहुवचन (अवस्कन्दकान्)

• उपवेधक: wounder; one who strikes/harasses
• Type: Noun (agent)
• Root: व्यध् (उप+व्यध्/वेध)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-बहुवचन (उपवेधकान्)

• पथि: road, way
• Type: Noun
• Root: पथिन्
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-एकवचन — समासपूर्वपदत्वेन (पथि-प्रतिरोधक)

• वेश्म: house, dwelling
• Type: Noun
• Root: वेश्मन्
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-एकवचन — समासपूर्वपदत्वेन (वेश्म-प्रतिरोधक)

• प्रतिरोधक: obstructor; one who blocks (roads/houses)
• Type: Noun (agent)
• Root: रुध् (प्रति+रुध्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-बहुवचन (प्रतिरोधकान्)

• राज: king’s, royal
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन्
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; षष्ठी-एकवचन — समासपूर्वपदत्वेन (राज-हस्ति-...)

• हस्ति: elephants
• Type: Noun
• Root: हस्तिन्
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; षष्ठी-बहुवचन (हस्त्य्-) — समासपूर्वपदत्वेन

• अश्व: horses
• Type: Noun
• Root: अश्व
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; षष्ठी-बहुवचन — समासपूर्वपदत्वेन

• रथ: chariots
• Type: Noun
• Root: रथ
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; षष्ठी-बहुवचन — समासपूर्वपदत्वेन

• हिंसक: harmers; destroyers (of royal elephants, horses, chariots)
• Type: Noun (agent)
• Root: हिंस्
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-बहुवचन (हिंसकान्)

• स्तेन: thieves
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्तेन
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-बहुवचन (स्तेनान्)

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

• शूल: stakes; impaling posts
• Type: Noun
• Root: शूल
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-बहुवचन (शूलान्)

• आरोहयेयुः: they should cause (them) to be mounted/impaled
• Type: Verb
• Root: रुह् (आ+रुह्), णिच् (आरोहय-)
• Form: लोट्/विधिलिङ् (optative) परस्मैपद; 3 पुरुष; बहुवचन; causative (णिच्) — ‘cause to mount/impale’

Entities Mentioned

• violent offenders
• abductors
• arsonists
• road/house blockers
• royal transport/war assets
• thieves
• state enforcement

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FAQs

Why are these crimes grouped for the same exemplary punishment?

They are treated as high-threat public-order offenses—creating terror, disrupting movement, or damaging state capacity—thus warranting highly deterrent, visible sanctions.