Sutra 29

Devanagari script

पुष्पफलच्छायावद्गुल्मलतास्वर्धदण्डाः पुण्यस्थानतपोवनश्मशानद्रुमेषु च ॥ कZ_०३.१९.२९ ॥

Transliteration

puṣpaphalacchāyāvad gulmalatāsv ardhadaṇḍāḥ puṇyasthānatapovanaśmaśānadrumeṣu ca ||

Translation

फूल/फल/छाया देने वाली झाड़ियों और लताओं के लिए दंड आधा है। यही नियम पुण्यस्थानों, तपोवनों और श्मशानों के वृक्षों पर भी लागू है।

Word by Word

पुष्पफलच्छायावत्having flowers, fruits, and shade (i.e., providing flower/fruit/shade)

गुल्मलतासुamong shrubs and creepers

अर्धदण्डाः(should be) half a daṇḍa (in height/measure)

पुण्यस्थानsacred places

तपोवनgroves of ascetics (hermitage forests)

श्मशानcremation grounds

द्रुमेषुon/among trees

चand

Entities Mentioned

shrubs

creepers

sacred places

ascetic groves

cremation grounds

FAQs

How can penalties be ‘half’ yet still cover sacred-site trees?

This sūtra likely extends the relevant schedule to additional categories while specifying a reduced scale for shrubs/creepers; for sacred-site trees, it signals explicit jurisdiction and enforceability (even if the base schedule differs by plant type).

What governance function does regulating cremation-ground trees serve?

It preserves public health, ritual order, and communal sensibilities in liminal civic spaces managed by the state.