Sutra 26

Devanagari script

तदेवाक्षणगृहीतायामार्यायां विद्यात्दास्यां पूर्वः साहसदण्डः ॥ कZ_०४.९.२६ ॥

Transliteration

tadevākṣaṇagṛhītāyām āryāyāṃ vidyāt dāsyāṃ pūrvaḥ sāhasadaṇḍaḥ

Translation

The same rule should be understood for a noble/free woman seized without proper grounds; for a slave-woman, the first-grade sāhasa penalty applies.

Word by Word

• तत्: that (same/that very)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: sarvanāma; napuṃsaka; prathamā/ dvitīyā; ekavacana

• एव: indeed; just; only
• Type: Particle
• Root: एव
• Form: nipāta; emphasis

• अक्षणगृहीतायाम्: when (she) has been seized/held at an improper time / without due occasion
• Type: Participle (Verbal adjective)
• Root: ग्रह् (गृहीत)
• Form: strīliṅga; saptamī; ekavacana; past passive participle (कृदन्त: गृहीत) qualifying implicit स्त्री (e.g., आर्या)

• आर्यायाम्: in the case of an āryā woman (free woman)
• Type: Noun/Adjective
• Root: आर्य
• Form: strīliṅga; saptamī; ekavacana

• विद्यात्: one should know / it should be understood
• Type: Verb
• Root: विद्
• Form: liṅ (vidhi-liṅ); parasmaipada; prathama-puruṣa; ekavacana

• दास्याम्: in the case of a female slave
• Type: Noun
• Root: दासी
• Form: strīliṅga; saptamī; ekavacana

• पूर्वः: the earlier/previous (i.e., the lower of the two)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पूर्व
• Form: puṃliṅga; prathamā; ekavacana; agrees with दण्डः

• साहसदण्डः: the penalty for sāhasa (assault)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दण्ड
• Form: puṃliṅga; prathamā; ekavacana

Entities Mentioned

• āryā
• dāsī

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FAQs

What due-process safeguard appears here?

A seizure must have a valid occasion/cause; improper seizure is recognized as a distinct administrative wrong with legal consequences.