Sutra 19
Devanagari script
आर्यप्राणो ध्वजाहृतः कर्मकालानुरूपेण मूल्यार्धेन वा विमुच्येत ॥ कZ_०३.१३.१९ ॥
Transliteration
āryaprāṇo dhvajāhṛtaḥ karmakālānurūpeṇa mūlyārdhena vā vimucyeta
Translation
आर्य-स्थिति वाला व्यक्ति, जिसे ध्वज के अधीन (ध्वजाहृत—अधिकारपूर्वक युद्ध/छापे में) पकड़ा गया हो, वह या तो किए गए काम के समय के अनुपात से, या आधे मूल्य का भुगतान करके मुक्त किया जाए।
Word by Word
आर्यप्राणःa respectable/free person (lit. ‘one having ārya-life’)
आर्यप्राणः:
TypeNoun (Bahuvrīhi adjective used substantively)
Rootप्राण
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचन; समासः आर्य-प्राण (आर्याः प्राणाः यस्य सः) — ‘one whose life is that of an ārya/valuable person’
ध्वजाहृतःhaving carried off the banner/standard
ध्वजाहृतः:
TypeParticiple (verbal adjective)
Rootहृ (√हृ)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचन; ध्वज-आहृतः = ध्वजं आहृतः; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle) from √हृ ‘to take/bring away’ with ā- prefix
कर्मकालानुरूपेणin accordance with the act and the time (i.e., proportionately)
कर्मकालानुरूपेण:
TypeNoun/Adjective used adverbially (instrumental)
Rootअनुरूप
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया एकवचन; कर्म-काल-अनुरूप (कर्मणः कालस्य च अनुरूपः) ‘appropriate to the act and the time’; instrumental used adverbially ‘in accordance with…’
मूल्यार्धेनby (paying) half the value
मूल्यार्धेन:
TypeNoun
Rootमूल्य
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया एकवचन; मूल्य-अर्ध (मूल्यस्य अर्धम्) ‘half of the value/price’; instrumental ‘by/with half the value’
वाor
वा:
TypeParticle
Rootवा
Formअव्यय; विकल्पार्थक ‘or’
विमुच्येतshould be released / should be set free
विमुच्येत:
TypeVerb
Rootमुच् (√मुच्)
Formलिङ् (विधिलिङ्), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; vi- prefix; passive/impersonal sense: ‘should be released/freed’
Entities Mentioned
Ā
ārya personC
captor/authority (implicit)S
state (implicit)FAQs
Even when seized under coercive conditions, an ārya person is given structured, favorable release terms—limiting indefinite bondage.
To accelerate reintegration and reduce administrative burden while still compensating the holder/authority.