Sutra 3
Devanagari script
म्लेच्छानामदोषः प्रजां विक्रेतुमाधातुं वा ॥ कZ_०३.१३.०३ ॥
Transliteration
mlecchānām adoṣaḥ prajāṃ vikretum ādhātuṃ vā
Translation
म्लेच्छों में अपनी संतान/प्रजा को बेचना या गिरवी रखना अपराध नहीं माना जाता।
Word by Word
म्लेच्छानाम्of the mlecchas (foreign/non-Aryan people)
म्लेच्छानाम्:
TypeNoun
Rootम्लेच्छ
Formपुंलिङ्ग; षष्ठी-बहुवचन (gen. pl.)
अदोषः(it is) not a fault / no offence
अदोषः:
TypeNoun
Rootदोष
Formपुंलिङ्ग; नञ्-समास (अ- + दोष); प्रथमा-एकवचन (nom. sg.)
प्रजाम्the subjects / populace
प्रजाम्:
TypeNoun
Rootप्रजा
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-एकवचन (acc. sg.)
विक्रेतुम्to sell
विक्रेतुम्:
TypeVerb
Rootवि + क्री
Formतुमुन्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (infinitive); ‘to sell’
आधातुम्to place/settle/assign (them)
आधातुम्:
TypeVerb
Rootआ + धा
Formतुमुन्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (infinitive); ‘to place/assign/impose’
वाor
वा:
TypeParticle
Rootवा
Formविकल्पार्थक अव्यय
Entities Mentioned
M
mlecchasD
dependents/offspringFAQs
Legal pluralism: the state recognizes differing customary norms for different communities, even on sensitive matters like servitude—though this sits uneasily with later restrictions in the same section.