Sutra 16

Devanagari script

स चेद् राजार्थमुपनयत्यल्पापराधे वारयितव्यः महति यथापराधं दण्डयितव्यः ॥ कZ_०२.९.१६ ॥

Transliteration

sa ced rājārtham upanayaty alpāparādhe vārayitavyaḥ mahati yathāparādhaṃ daṇḍayitavyaḥ

Translation

Si lo (lo recaudado de más) ingresa en la cuenta del rey, entonces, por una falta menor debe ser contenido/amonestado; por una falta grave debe ser castigado en proporción a la falta.

Word by Word

• सः: he (that person)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: sarvanāma; prathamā-vibhakti; ekavacana; pumliṅga

• चेत्: if
• Type: Particle
• Root: चेत्
• Form: avyaya; conditional particle

• राजार्थम्: for the king’s purpose / for state business
• Type: Noun
• Root: राज + अर्थ
• Form: napuṃsakaliṅga; dvitīyā-vibhakti; ekavacana; (rājñaḥ arthaḥ iti)

• उपनयति: brings (it) forward / submits (him/it)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उप-नी
• Form: laṭ-lakāra; prathama-puruṣa; ekavacana; parasmaipada; bhvādi? (causative not intended); meaning ‘to bring/submit/introduce’

• अल्पापराधे: in (the case of) a minor offence
• Type: Noun
• Root: अल्प + अपराध
• Form: puṃliṅga; saptamī-vibhakti; ekavacana; locative of condition (‘in case of a minor offence’)

• वारयितव्यः: should be restrained / prevented
• Type: Verbal adjective (Gerundive)
• Root: वार् (वृ/वारयति)
• Form: kṛtya-pratyaya -तव्य; puṃliṅga; prathamā-vibhakti; ekavacana; passive obligation; agrees with ‘सः’

• महति: in (the case of) a grave (offence)
• Type: Adjective (used substantively)
• Root: महत्
• Form: saptamī-vibhakti; ekavacana; (puṃ/napuṃ) locative; ‘in a great (offence)’

• यथा-अपराधम्: according to the offence / proportionately
• Type: Avyayībhāva (adverbial compound)
• Root: यथा + अपराध
• Form: avyaya; adverbial sense ‘according to the offence’

• दण्डयितव्यः: should be punished
• Type: Verbal adjective (Gerundive)
• Root: दण्ड् (दण्डयति)
• Form: kṛtya-pratyaya -तव्य; puṃliṅga; prathamā-vibhakti; ekavacana; passive obligation; agrees with ‘सः’

Entities Mentioned

• king/treasury
• official

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FAQs

Does remitting extra collections to the treasury excuse the act?

No. Even if credited to the king, unlawful over-collection remains an offense; only the response is graded by severity.

What enforcement model is implied?

A graduated model: warning/cessation orders for minor violations, punitive sanctions for serious abuses.