Sutra 7
Devanagari script
परशुल्कावरुद्धायां हस्तवधः चतुःशतो वा दण्डः शुल्कदानं च ॥ कZ_०४.१२.०७ ॥
Transliteration
paraśulkāvaruddhāyāṃ hastavadhaḥ catuḥśato vā daṇḍaḥ śulka-dānaṃ ca
Translation
En el caso de una mujer “retenida/bloqueada” por el precio nupcial (śulka) de otro (es decir, ya comprometida con otro mediante śulka), la pena es el corte de la mano, o bien una multa de cuatrocientos (paṇas), y además el pago del śulka.
Word by Word
परशुल्कanother’s/customs duty belonging to someone else; чужarge not one’s own
परशुल्क:
TypeNoun
Rootपर + शुल्क
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचन (समासपद; अर्थतः ‘अन्यस्य शुल्कम्/परकीयशुल्कम्’)
आवरुद्धायाम्when (it) has been obstructed/withheld (i.e., in the case of obstruction of the duty)
आवरुद्धायाम्:
TypeParticiple (Verbal adjective)
Rootआ + √रुध् (रुधिर्)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग; सप्तमी एकवचन; भूतकृदन्त (क्त) ‘आवरुद्ध’ = अवरुद्ध/निरुद्ध; लोकेटिव-अब्सोल्यूट (सप्तमी) प्रयोगः
हस्तवधःcutting off of the hand (mutilation penalty)
हस्तवधः:
TypeNoun
Rootहस्त + वध
Formपुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा एकवचन; ‘हस्तस्य वधः’ = हस्तच्छेदः/हस्त-नाशः (दण्डविशेषः)
चand
च:
TypeParticle
Rootच
Formसमुच्चयार्थक अव्यय
चतुःशतःfour hundred (as a fine amount)
चतुःशतः:
TypeNumeral (Noun)
Rootचतुः + शत
Formपुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा एकवचन; ‘चारि शतानि’ इत्यर्थे दण्डपरिमाणवाचकः
वाor
वा:
TypeParticle
Rootवा
Formविकल्पार्थक अव्यय
दण्डःpenalty; fine
दण्डः:
TypeNoun
Rootदण्ड
Formपुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा एकवचन; दण्डवाचकः
शुल्कदानम्payment of the duty
शुल्कदानम्:
TypeNoun
Rootशुल्क + दान
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचन; ‘शुल्कस्य दानम्’
चand
च:
TypeParticle
Rootच
Formसमुच्चयार्थक अव्यय
Entities Mentioned
W
woman under prior contractP
prior claimant (groom/family)O
offenderFAQs
Primarily contract/order: the woman is treated as already reserved by a prior legally recognized arrangement (śulka), and interference is punished and monetarily reversed.
To restore the injured party’s contractual/economic position in addition to deterring the offender.