Arthashastra 3.19.27: Dharmasthiya, Adhyaya 19, Sutra 27
महापशूनामेतेष्वेव स्थानेष्व् द्विगुणो दण्डः समुत्थानव्ययश्च ॥
mahāpaśūnām eteṣv eva sthāneṣu dviguṇo daṇḍaḥ samutthānavyayaś ca ||
बड़े जानवरों के साथ यही होगा, लेकिन जुर्माना डबल लगेगा। साथ में जो खर्चा हुआ है वो भी देना पड़ेगा।
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Sandhi Notes
- महापशूनामेतेष्वेव = महापशूनाम् + एतेषु + एव (म् + ए → मे; एतेषु + एव → एतेष्वेव)
- स्थानेष्व् = स्थानेषु (उ + अ/व्-आगमः; पदान्ते ‘षु’ परे ‘एव’ इत्यादौ ‘ष्व’ रूपम्)
- समुत्थानव्ययश्च = समुत्थानव्ययः + च (विसर्गस्य ‘श्’ आदेशः परे ‘च’)
Protection of livestock; higher penalties for larger animals
Livestock protection; compensation principles
- mahā-paśūnām
- of large animals
- eteṣu eva sthāneṣu
- in these very cases/situations
- dviguṇaḥ daṇḍaḥ
- double fine
- samutthāna-vyayaḥ
- expenses arising as a consequence (treatment, recovery, loss)
- ca
- and
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The fine is punitive revenue to the state; consequential expenses are restorative payments to cover the victim’s actual losses arising from the injury.
They represent higher economic value and greater productive capacity; higher penalties protect the agrarian-fiscal base.
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