Arthashastra 3.19.6: Dharmasthiya, Adhyaya 19, Sutra 6
Devanagari script
पीडनावेष्टनाञ्चनप्रकर्षणाध्यासनेषु पूर्वः साहसदण्डः ॥
Transliteration
pīḍanāveṣṭanāñcana-prakarṣaṇādhyāsaneṣu pūrvaḥ sāhasa-daṇḍaḥ
Translation
अगर किसी को दबाके, घुमाके, ज़बरदस्ती खींचे, या बैठने पे मजबूर करे, तो यह पहला साहस जुर्माना है। यह सब हरकतें हैं, इनका अलग-अलग जुर्माना लगेगा।
Word by Word
पीडनcausing pain; tormenting; oppression
पीडन:
TypeNoun
Rootपीड्
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचन (समाहार-निर्देशे)
आवेष्टनbinding; wrapping; tying up
आवेष्टन:
TypeNoun
Rootआ√वेष्ट्
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचन (समाहार-निर्देशे)
अञ्चनdragging/pulling (a form of physical coercion)
अञ्चन:
TypeNoun
Rootअञ्च्
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचन (समाहार-निर्देशे)
प्रकर्षणforcible pulling/dragging; violent drawing
प्रकर्षण:
TypeNoun
Rootप्र√कृष्
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचन (समाहार-निर्देशे)
अध्यासनforcing to sit/pressing down; coercive seating/restraint
अध्यासन:
TypeNoun
Rootअधि√आस्
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचन (समाहार-निर्देशे)
एषुin these (acts/cases)
एषु:
TypePronoun
Rootइदम्
Formसर्वनाम; नपुंसकलिङ्ग; सप्तमी बहुवचन
पूर्वःthe earlier/first (grade)
पूर्वः:
TypeAdjective
Rootपूर्व
Formपुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा एकवचन; (साहसदण्डः इत्यस्य विशेषणम्)
साहसदण्डःthe penalty for violence/assault (sāhasa-fine)
साहसदण्डः:
TypeNoun
Rootदण्ड
Formपुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा एकवचन; समासः: साहसस्य दण्डः
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A legal category for forcible/violent wrongdoing with tiered penalties, enabling consistent sentencing for escalating harm.
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