Sutra 6

Devanagari script

रक्षातिक्रमे पूर्वः साहसदण्डः ॥ कZ_०२.२६.०६ ॥

Transliteration

rakṣātikrame pūrvaḥ sāhasadaṇḍaḥ

Translation

Por infringir (las normas de) protección, se aplica la pena sāhasa de “primer grado” (la categoría más baja de multa por delito violento).

Word by Word

• रक्षा: guarding; protection (the duty/arrangement of guarding)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रक्ष्
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-एकवचन (वाक्ये विषय/अधिकरण-निर्देशः)

• अतिक्रमे: in the case of transgression/violation
• Type: Noun
• Root: अति-क्रम्
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; सप्तमी-एकवचन (सप्तमी-निमित्ते/अधिकरणे)

• पूर्वः: the first (lowest/initial grade)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पूर्व
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-एकवचन; विशेषणम् (साहसदण्डस्य)

• साहसदण्डः: the penalty classified as ‘sāhasa’ (a fine/punishment for violent/forcible wrongdoing)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दण्ड
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-एकवचन; समासः: साहसस्य दण्डः

Entities Mentioned

• sāhasa-daṇḍa (graded penalty category)

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FAQs

What is the policy logic of attaching a sāhasa penalty to wildlife-protection violations?

It frames harm to protected fauna as coercive/violent wrongdoing against the king’s order and public interest, increasing deterrence and enforceability.