Arthashastra — Adhyakshaprachara, Sutra 48

Devanagari script

तदपराधेन वैलोम्ये पत्त्रमूल्यं दण्डः ॥ कZ_०२.३०.४८ ॥

Transliteration

tadaparādhena vailomye pattramūlyaṃ daṇḍaḥ

Translation

उस दोष के कारण यदि पशु मर जाए, तो दण्ड पशु के आकलित मूल्य के बराबर होगा।

Word by Word

• तत्: by/through that (i.e., by that act/that cause)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक; नपुंसकलिङ्ग; एकवचन; तृतीया विभक्ति (करणे)

• अपराधेन: by the offence; due to the wrongdoing
• Type: Noun
• Root: अपराध
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; एकवचन; तृतीया विभक्ति (करणे)

• वैलोम्ये: in the case of ‘vailomya’ (a cloth defect: reversed/irregular nap or weave)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वैलोम्य
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; एकवचन; सप्तमी विभक्ति (अधिकरणे)

• पट्ट्रमूल्यम्: the value/price of the cloth
• Type: Noun
• Root: पट्ट्रमूल्य
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; एकवचन; प्रथमा विभक्ति (कर्तृ/विधेय-रूपे)

• दण्डः: (is) the fine/penalty
• Type: Noun
• Root: दण्ड
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; एकवचन; प्रथमा विभक्ति (विधेय)

Entities Mentioned

• responsible staff (esp. medical)
• state livestock assets

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FAQs

What does 'pattramūlya' suggest about administration?

That the state maintained written registers/valuation documents, enabling standardized compensation and anti-fraud enforcement.