Sutra 12

Devanagari script

असीमावरोधे पञ्चग्रामी दशग्रामी वा ॥ कZ_०४.१३.१२ ॥

Transliteration

asīmāvarodhe pañcagrāmī daśagrāmī vā

Translation

For obstructing an unmarked/undefined boundary, the fine shall be that of the ‘five-village’ or ‘ten-village’ grade (as applicable).

Word by Word

• असीमावरोधे: in the case of obstruction/dispute regarding an unbounded/undefined boundary
• Type: Noun (locative singular; action-noun)
• Root: अव-रुध् (√रुध्)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; एकवचन; सप्तमी; भाववाचक-नाम (अवरोध ‘निरोध/प्रतिबन्ध’). समासः असीमायाḥ अवरोधे = ‘सीमा-निरोधे’

• पञ्चग्रामी: a ‘five-village’ unit (cluster/jurisdiction)
• Type: Noun (adjectival, nominative singular)
• Root: ग्राम
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; एकवचन; प्रथमा; विशेषणरूपेण (पञ्च ग्रामाः यस्य/यत्र सः)

• दशग्रामी: a ‘ten-village’ unit (cluster/jurisdiction)
• Type: Noun (adjectival, nominative singular)
• Root: ग्राम
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; एकवचन; प्रथमा; विशेषणरूपेण (दश ग्रामाः यस्य/यत्र सः)

• वा: or
• Type: Particle
• Root: वा
• Form: विकल्पार्थक-अव्यय (option/alternative)

Entities Mentioned

• villages (grāma)
• boundary/limit (sīmā)

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FAQs

What administrative idea is implied by ‘pañcagrāmī/daśagrāmī’ fines?

Punishments are scaled to jurisdictional impact: offenses affecting local territorial order are fined according to larger or smaller administrative clusters of villages.

Why treat boundary obstruction as a punishable act?

It destabilizes land rights, revenue assessment, and village order; hence it is handled through graded penalties.