Sutra 6

Devanagari script

सकामायां चतुष्पञ्चाशत्पणो दण्डः स्त्रियास्त्वर्धदण्डः ॥ कZ_०४.१२.०६ ॥

Transliteration

sakāmāyāṃ catuṣpañcāśat-paṇo daṇḍaḥ striyās tv ardha-daṇḍaḥ

Translation

If she is consenting (sakāmā), the fine is fifty-four paṇas; for the woman, the penalty is half.

Word by Word

• सकामायाम्: in the case of a consenting woman
• Type: Adjective (used substantively)
• Root: सकाम
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे एकवचनम् सप्तमी; विशेषणम् (स्त्री-प्रत्यय -आ) — ‘सकाम’ इति गुणवाचकः, ‘स्त्री’ इत्यर्थे सन्दर्भात्

• च: and / also
• Type: Particle
• Root: च
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्ययम्

• चतुःपञ्चाशत्-पणः: a fine of fifty-four paṇas
• Type: Noun (numeral compound)
• Root: चतुःपञ्चाशत् + पण
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे एकवचनम् प्रथमा; ‘पण’ इति द्रव्य-परिमाणवाचकः, संख्याविशेषणेन विशेषितः

• दण्डः: the penalty/fine
• Type: Noun
• Root: दण्ड
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे एकवचनम् प्रथमा; विधेयपदम् (दण्ड-रूपः अर्थदण्डः)

• स्त्रियाः: of the woman / for the woman
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्त्री
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे एकवचनम् षष्ठी (सम्बन्ध/अधिकार-निर्देशः)

• तु: but / however
• Type: Particle
• Root: तु
• Form: विरोध/विशेषार्थक-अव्ययम्

• अर्ध-दण्डः: half the fine
• Type: Noun (compound)
• Root: अर्ध + दण्ड
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे एकवचनम् प्रथमा; ‘दण्डः’ इति पदस्य विशेषणम् ‘अर्ध’

Entities Mentioned

• woman
• male counterpart (implied)

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FAQs

Why are fines graded by consent status?

Consent changes the state’s characterization of the act: coercion triggers stronger liability, while consensual wrongdoing is punished but treated as less severe.

What does the half-penalty for the woman suggest administratively?

A policy choice to reduce punitive burden on women relative to men in this category, while still discouraging the conduct.