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Arthashastra 3.11.10: Dharmasthiya, Adhyaya 11, Sutra 10

अशृण्वतां चतुर्विंशतिपणो दण्डः ततोऽर्धमब्रुवाणानाम् ॥

aśṛṇvatāṃ caturviṃśatipaṇo daṇḍaḥ tato'rdhamabruvāṇānām

जब सुनने को बोले और वो ना सुने, तो उनका जुर्माना चौबीस पण लगेगा। जो बात ना करे या जवाब ना दे, उनका आधा जुर्माना होगा।

अशृण्वताम्of those who do not listen (do not heed)
अशृण्वताम्:
TypeParticiple (Verbal adjective)
Rootश्रु
Formश्रु-धातोः शतृ-प्रत्ययान्तः वर्तमानकाले कृदन्तः; प्रथमा-बहुवचनस्य (अशृण्वन्तः) षष्ठी-बहुवचनम्; पुंलिङ्गे (सामान्यतः) — ‘अशृण्वताम्’ = ‘(of) those not listening’
चand
च:
TypeParticle
Rootच
Formसमुच्चयार्थक अव्ययम्
चतुर्विंशति-पणःa fine of twenty-four paṇas
चतुर्विंशति-पणः:
TypeNoun
Rootपण
Form‘चतुर्विंशति’ (संख्यावाचक) + ‘पण’ (मुद्रानाम); पुंलिङ्गः; प्रथमा-एकवचनम्; समासः—संख्यापूर्वपदकः (निर्धारण-तत्पुरुषः)
दण्डःthe penalty/fine
दण्डः:
TypeNoun
Rootदण्ड
Formपुंलिङ्गः; प्रथमा-एकवचनम्
ततःthereafter; from that (amount)
ततः:
TypeAdverb
Rootततः
Formतद्-प्रातिपदिकात् अव्ययीभाव-प्रकृतिः; अपादान/क्रमार्थे अव्ययम्—‘thereafter/therefrom’
अर्धम्half (of that)
अर्धम्:
TypeNoun (used adverbially)
Rootअर्ध
Formनपुंसकलिङ्गः; द्वितीया-एकवचनम्; परिमाणवाचकं—‘half (of it)’
अब्रुवाणानाम्of those who do not speak (do not respond/answer)
अब्रुवाणानाम्:
TypeParticiple (Verbal adjective)
Rootब्रू
Formब्रू-धातोः शानच्-प्रत्ययान्तः वर्तमानकाले आत्मनेपदी कृदन्तः; प्रथमा-बहुवचनस्य (ब्रुवाणाः) षष्ठी-बहुवचनम्; निषेधपूर्वकः ‘अ-’ उपसर्गः—‘of those not speaking/answering’
S
sākṣi (witnesses) (implicit)
P
paṇa (currency unit)

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