Sutra 9

Devanagari script

हिंस्रस्तेनानां भक्तवासोपकरणाग्निमन्त्रदानवैयावृत्यकर्मसूत्तमो दण्डः परिभाषणमविज्ञाते ॥ कZ_०४.११.०९ ॥

Transliteration

hiṃsrastenānāṃ bhaktavāsopakaraṇāgnimantradānavaiyāvṛtyakarmasūttamo daṇḍaḥ paribhāṣaṇam avijñāte

Translation

For those who provide violent thieves with food, lodging, equipment, fire, mantras, gifts, services, or any assistance, the highest penalty applies; if it is not known (that they were violent thieves), it is treated as interrogation/admonition.

Word by Word

• हिंस्र: violent, severe (punishment)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हिंस्
• Form: प्रातिपदिक; पुंलिङ्गे (दण्डः इत्यस्य विशेषणम्), एकवचनम्, प्रथमा

• स्तेनानाम्: of thieves
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्तेन
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, बहुवचनम्, षष्ठी (सम्बन्धः)

• भक्त: food, rations
• Type: Noun
• Root: भक्त
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, एकवचनम्, प्रथमा (समासपूर्वपदम्)

• वास: clothing, garment
• Type: Noun
• Root: वास
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, एकवचनम्, प्रथमा (समासपूर्वपदम्)

• उपकरण: equipment, implements
• Type: Noun
• Root: उपकरण
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, एकवचनम्, प्रथमा (समासपूर्वपदम्)

• अग्नि: fire (fire-related item/service)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अग्नि
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, एकवचनम्, प्रथमा (समासपूर्वपदम्)

• मन्त्र: mantra (ritual formula/service)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मन्त्र
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, एकवचनम्, प्रथमा (समासपूर्वपदम्)

• दान: gift, giving
• Type: Noun
• Root: दा (दान)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, एकवचनम्, प्रथमा (समासपूर्वपदम्)

• वैयावृत्य: attendance, service
• Type: Noun
• Root: वैयावृत्य
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, एकवचनम्, प्रथमा (समासपूर्वपदम्)

• कर्म: work, task
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्मन्
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, एकवचनम्, प्रथमा (समासपूर्वपदम्)

• सूत्तमः: the highest/most severe (grade)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सूत्तम
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, एकवचनम्, प्रथमा; (दण्डः इत्यस्य विशेषणम्)

• दण्डः: punishment, penalty
• Type: Noun
• Root: दण्ड
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, एकवचनम्, प्रथमा

• परिभाषणम्: interrogation/statement; (here) a confession/admission
• Type: Noun (verbal noun)
• Root: परि-भाष्
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, एकवचनम्, प्रथमा; भाववाचक-नाम (कृदन्तभावः)

• अविज्ञाते: when (the matter/offence) is unknown or not ascertained
• Type: Adjective (past passive participle)
• Root: अविज्ञात
• Form: सप्तमी एकवचनम्, नपुंसकलिङ्गे/पुंलिङ्गे; लोकेटिव्-अब्सोल्यूट् भावः: ‘(अपराधे/वस्तुनि) अविज्ञाते’ = ‘when it is not known/ascertained’

Entities Mentioned

• violent thieves/robbers
• supporters/harborers
• state investigators

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FAQs

What modern policy analogue does this verse resemble?

Criminalizing material support and safe-haven provision to violent offenders, while carving out a knowledge-based limitation.