Sutra 28

Devanagari script

तदेव षण्डभक्षणे कुर्यात् ॥ कZ_०३.१०.२८ ॥

Transliteration

tadeva ṣaṇḍabhakṣaṇe kuryāt

Translation

षण्ड (बैल/बधिया बैल) के चरने/खाने से होने वाले नुकसान के मामले में भी वही (दण्ड-नियम) लागू किया जाए।

Word by Word

• तत्: that (same thing / that very measure)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम)
• Form: सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिकम्; नपुंसकलिङ्ग; एकवचन; द्वितीया (कर्म)

• एव: indeed; just; exactly
• Type: Particle
• Root: एव
• Form: निपात (अव्यय); अवधारणार्थक

• षण्ड-भक्षणे: in the case of ‘ṣaṇḍa-bhakṣaṇa’ (the act/offence termed ‘eunuch-eating/consumption’)
• Type: Noun (locative phrase)
• Root: भक्ष् (with षण्ड as object-noun)
• Form: समासपदम्; ‘भक्षण’ नपुंसकलिङ्ग; एकवचन; सप्तमी (अधिकरण)

• कुर्यात्: should do; should apply (the same rule/measure)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ
• Form: लिङ् (विधिलिङ्); परस्मैपदम्; प्रथमपुरुष; एकवचन

Entities Mentioned

• ṣaṇḍa (bull/ox)

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FAQs

What method of legal drafting is used in this sūtra?

Incorporation by reference/analogy: it extends the previously stated penalty framework to a specific animal-damage scenario.

What governance goal is served by 'same rule applies'?

Consistency and administrative efficiency—reducing discretion and litigation by standardizing treatment across similar harms.