Sutra 13

Devanagari script

दशगुणः इति बार्हस्पत्याः ॥ कZ_०२.७.१३ ॥

Transliteration

daśaguṇaḥ iti bārhaspatyāḥ

Translation

(Selon certaines autorités,) l’amende/la confiscation devrait être décuplée — ainsi parlent les partisans de Bṛhaspati.

Word by Word

• दशगुणः: tenfold; having ten times the measure
• Type: Noun
• Root: गुण
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-एकवचन; दश (संख्या-विशेषण) + गुण (प्रातिपदिक) → ‘दशगुण’

• इति: thus; so (marking quotation/conclusion)
• Type: Particle
• Root: इति
• Form: अव्यय; वाक्य-समाप्ति/उद्धरण-चिह्न

• बार्हस्पत्याः: (according to) the followers/authorities of Bṛhaspati; the Bārhaspatyas
• Type: Noun (proper/collective)
• Root: बार्हस्पत्य
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-बहुवचन (मत/सूत्र/आचार्य-परम्परा-वाचक); ‘बार्हस्पत्य’ = बृहस्पति-सम्बन्धिनः (बार्हस्पत्याः = बृहस्पतेः मतानुयायिनः/बार्हस्पत्य-मताः)

Entities Mentioned

• Bṛhaspati (Bārhaspatya school)

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FAQs

What is being contrasted in 2.7.13–15?

Different juristic schools propose different penalty multipliers (tenfold, twentyfold), while Kauṭilya prefers proportionality to the offense.