Sutra 5

Devanagari script

तेन पलोत्तरा दण्डवृद्धिर्व्याख्याता ॥ कZ_०४.२.०५ ॥

Transliteration

tena palottarā daṇḍavṛddhir vyākhyātā

Translation

Con esta regla se explica el aumento progresivo de las multas por cada pala adicional.

Word by Word

• तेन: by that; thereby; on that basis
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिकम्; तृतीया-एकवचनम्; नपुंसकलिङ्गम् (करण/हेतु-अर्थे)

• पल-उत्तरा: having ‘pala’ as the higher/next measure; pala-based (higher-scale)
• Type: Adjective (compound)
• Root: पल + उत्तर
• Form: समासः; स्त्रीलिङ्गे प्रथमा-एकवचनम् (दण्डवृद्धिः इत्यस्य विशेषणम्)

• दण्ड-वृद्धिः: increase/escalation of the penalty (fine/punishment)
• Type: Noun (compound)
• Root: दण्ड + वृद्धिः (वृध्)
• Form: समासः; स्त्रीलिङ्गम्; प्रथमा-एकवचनम्

• व्याख्याता: has been explained / has been set forth
• Type: Verb (past passive participle used predicatively)
• Root: वि-आ-ख्या (ख्यै)
• Form: कृदन्तः (क्त); प्रथमा-एकवचनम्; स्त्रीलिङ्गम् (दण्डवृद्धिः इत्यन्वयात्)

Entities Mentioned

• pala
• daṇḍa

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FAQs

What does ‘palottarā daṇḍavṛddhi’ imply as a compliance mechanism?

A linear (or stepwise) escalation: larger fraud attracts higher fines, discouraging systematic cheating rather than only minor infractions.