Sutra 33

Devanagari script

ईदृशीं त्वनुरूपेण निष्क्रयेणापवाहयेत् ॥ कZ_०४.१२.४०च्द् ॥

Transliteration

īdṛśīṃ tv anurūpeṇa niṣkrayeṇāpavāhayet

Translation

Sin embargo, a una mujer así debe trasladársela/entregársela mediante un pago de rescate proporcional a las circunstancias.

Word by Word

• ईदृशीम्: such (of this kind) (feminine accusative singular)
• Type: Pronoun/Adjective
• Root: ईदृश
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-एकवचन; विशेषणम् (स्त्री. एकव. द्वितीया)

• तु: but, however
• Type: Particle
• Root: तु
• Form: निपात; विरोध/विशेषार्थे

• अनुरूपेण: appropriately, in a fitting manner
• Type: Adjective (used adverbially)
• Root: अनुरूप
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-एकवचन; क्रियाविशेषणवत् (instrumental of manner)

• निष्क्रयेण: by means of a buy-back/redemption price
• Type: Noun
• Root: निष्क्रय
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-एकवचन; करण/हेतौ (instrumental: by/with a buy-back price)

• अपवाहयेत्: he should have (it) taken away/removed (i.e., dispose/transfer it)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अप-√वह्
• Form: लोट्/विधिलिङ् (optative), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; causative sense in usage: ‘have (it) carried away/removed’

Entities Mentioned

• rescuer
• woman
• receiving party (implicit: husband/kin/authority)

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FAQs

What does ‘anurūpeṇa’ add to the rule?

It directs officials to scale the redemption to context (status, costs, circumstances), preventing both under- and over-compensation.