Sutra 14

Devanagari script

विंशतिगुणः इत्यौशनसाः ॥ कZ_०२.७.१४ ॥

Transliteration

viṃśatiguṇaḥ ityauśanasāḥ

Translation

(D’autres estiment que) cela doit être au vingtuple—ainsi parlent les disciples d’Uśanas.

Word by Word

• विंशतिगुणः: (the penalty/fine is) twentyfold
• Type: Noun
• Root: गुण
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-एकवचन; (विंशतेः गुणः) ‘विंशति’ (संख्या-शब्द, षष्ठी-एकवचन) + ‘गुण’ (पुं, प्रथमा-एकवचन)

• इति: thus; so (quotative marker)
• Type: Particle
• Root: इति
• Form: निपात; उद्धरण/समाप्ति-सूचक

• औशनसाः: the followers/authorities of Uśanas (Śukra) [say]
• Type: Noun
• Root: औशनस
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-बहुवचन; ‘उशनस्’ (शुक्राचार्य) सम्बन्धिनः/तदनुयायिनः—औशनस-मतावलम्बिनः

Entities Mentioned

• Uśanas/Śukra (Auśanasa school)

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FAQs

Why might a school recommend a twentyfold penalty?

To maximize deterrence in revenue matters where concealment is easy and losses compound; Kauṭilya later tempers this with proportionality.