Sutra 6
Devanagari script
अचोरं चोर इत्यभिव्याहरतश्चोरसमो दण्डः चोरं प्रच्छादयतश्च ॥ कZ_०४.८.०६ ॥
Transliteration
acoraṃ cora ity abhivyāharataḥ cora-samo daṇḍaḥ coraṃ pracchādayataś ca
Translation
One who declares a non-thief to be a thief incurs a penalty equal to that of a thief; so too does one who conceals a thief.
Word by Word
अचोरम्(one who is) not a thief; an innocent person
अचोरम्:
TypeNoun (with privative prefix a-)
Rootचोर
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग; एकवचन; द्वितीया; नञ्-पूर्वपद (a- = अभाव)
चand
च:
TypeParticle
Rootच
Formसमुच्चयार्थक अव्यय
चोरःa thief
चोरः:
TypeNoun
Rootचोर
Formपुंलिङ्ग; एकवचन; प्रथमा
इतिthus; (saying) “…”
इति:
TypeQuotative particle
Rootइति
Formउद्धरण/वाक्यसमाप्त्यर्थक अव्यय
अभिव्याहरतःof/for one who declares (someone) as “a thief” (i.e., falsely accuses)
अभिव्याहरतः:
TypeVerb (participle)
Rootअभि-व्याहृ
Formवर्तमानकाले शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त; परस्मैपदी; प्रथमा/षष्ठी? एकवचन; पुंलिङ्ग; ‘अभिव्याहरत्’ = उच्चारयन्/उद्घोषयन् (one who utters/declares)
चोरसमःequal to a thief; on par with a thief
चोरसमः:
TypeAdjective (compound)
Rootचोर + सम
Formपुंलिङ्ग; एकवचन; प्रथमा; ‘चोरस्य समः’
दण्डःpunishment; penalty
दण्डः:
TypeNoun
Rootदण्ड
Formपुंलिङ्ग; एकवचन; प्रथमा
चोरम्a thief (as object)
चोरम्:
TypeNoun
Rootचोर
Formपुंलिङ्ग; एकवचन; द्वितीया
प्रच्छादयतःof/for one who conceals (a thief)
प्रच्छादयतः:
TypeVerb (participle)
Rootप्र-छाद्
Formवर्तमानकाले शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त; परस्मैपदी; प्रथमा/षष्ठी? एकवचन; पुंलिङ्ग; ‘प्रच्छादयन्’ = आच्छादयन्/गोपयन् (one who conceals)
चand
च:
TypeParticle
Rootच
Formसमुच्चयार्थक अव्यय
Entities Mentioned
F
false accuserI
innocent personT
thiefH
harborer/concealerFAQs
Because malicious accusations weaponize state power, damage social trust, and can be used for factional harm; equal punishment deters such misuse.