Arthashastra 3.10.6: Dharmasthiya, Adhyaya 10, Sutra 6

Devanagari script

अतिकर्षणे चैषां दण्डचतुर्था दण्डाः ॥ कZ_०३.१०.०६ ॥

Recitation with translationArthashastra 3.10.6

Transliteration

atikarṣaṇe caiṣāṃ daṇḍacaturthā daṇḍāḥ

Translation

अगर वो अपनी हद से ज़्यादा ज़मीन का इस्तेमाल करें, तो उनको चौथी कैटेगरी का जुर्माना देना पड़ेगा।

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Word by Word

• अतिकर्षणे: in the case of excessive pulling/dragging (overdoing the act of pulling)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अति-√कृष्
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; एकवचन; सप्तमी (अधिकरणे) ; भाववाचक-नाम (अतिकर्षण = अत्यधिक कर्षण/आकर्षण/उत्कर्षण)

• च: and
• Type: Particle
• Root: च
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक अव्यय

• एषाम्: of these
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम्
• Form: षष्ठी; बहुवचन; सर्वनाम (इदम्-शब्द)

• दण्डचतुर्थाः: (those) carrying the fourth-grade penalty / punishable with the fourth penalty
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दण्ड + चतुर्थ
• Form: बहुव्रीहिवत्-प्रयोगः (विशेषणरूपेण); पुंलिङ्ग; बहुवचन; प्रथमा; ‘दण्डः चतुर्थो येषां ते’ = चतुर्थदण्डयुक्ताः/चतुर्थदण्डपर्यन्ताः

• दण्डाः: penalties/punishments
• Type: Noun
• Root: दण्ड
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; बहुवचन; प्रथमा

Entities Mentioned

• state (rājya)
• landholders/tenants (implied)

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FAQs

What is the administrative intent of prescribing a 'fourth-grade' fine for atikarṣaṇa?

To deter landholders/occupants from exceeding allotted cultivation or taking more land/produce than permitted, using the Arthashastra’s graded penalty system.