Sutra 30
Devanagari script
अर्थदूषणदण्डपारुष्ययोरर्थदूषणं गरीयः इति पाराशराः ॥ कZ_०८.३.३० ॥
Transliteration
arthadūṣaṇadaṇḍapāruṣyayor arthadūṣaṇaṃ garīyaḥ iti pārāśarāḥ
Translation
Between injury to wealth/property and verbal abuse, the Pārāśaras hold that injury to wealth/property is the graver offense.
Word by Word
अर्थदूषणदण्डपारुष्ययोःof (the two offences) ‘misappropriation of property/revenue’ and ‘assault’, and (their) punishments
अर्थदूषणदण्डपारुष्ययोः:
TypeNoun (compound)
Rootअर्थ + दूषण + दण्ड + पारुष्य
Formषष्ठी-द्विवचनम् (Genitive dual); compound stem in -योः; अर्थदूषण- (n.), दण्ड- (m.), पारुष्य- (n.)
अर्थदूषणम्misappropriation (of property/revenue)
अर्थदूषणम्:
TypeNoun
Rootदूष् (दूषण) with उपपद ‘अर्थ’
Formप्रथमा-एकवचनम्, नपुंसकलिङ्गम्
गरीयःmore serious / heavier
गरीयः:
TypeAdjective
Rootगुरु (comparative)
Formप्रथमा-एकवचनम्, नपुंसकलिङ्गम् (agreeing with अर्थदूषणम्); comparative degree (‘heavier/greater’)
इतिthus
इति:
TypeParticle/Quotative
Rootइति
Formअव्ययम्; quotation marker
पाराशराःthe Parāśaras (authorities of Parāśara’s school)
पाराशराः:
TypeNoun (proper)
Rootपाराशर (patronymic)
Formप्रथमा-बहुवचनम्, पुल्लिङ्गम्; authorial school/teachers
Entities Mentioned
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Pārāśarāḥ (Parāśara tradition)FAQs
It records a rival doctrine prioritizing protection of wealth/property, setting up the subsequent rationale that the social order depends materially on artha.