Arthashastra 3.2.44: Dharmasthiya, Adhyaya 2, Sutra 44
Devanagari script
तीर्थगूहनागमने षण्णवतिर्दण्डः ॥ कZ_०३.२.४४ ॥
Transliteration
tīrthagūhanāgamane ṣaṇṇavatir daṇḍaḥ
Translation
अगर कोई आदमी चुपके से तीर्थ पर जाए। या वहाँ किसी से मिलने जाए। पकड़े जाने पर उसको छियानवे (96) पाणे फाइन भरनी पड़ेगी।
Word by Word
तीर्थगूहनconcealment/withholding of information about (or of) state officials (‘tīrthas’)
तीर्थगूहन:
TypeNoun
Rootगुह्
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचन (समासपदम्); विग्रहः—तीर्थस्य गूहनम्
आगमनेin the matter of arrival/coming; on arrival
आगमने:
TypeNoun
Rootगम्
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग; सप्तमी एकवचन; भाववाचक-नाम (आगमन)
षण्णवतिःninety-six
षण्णवतिः:
TypeNumeral
Rootषट्/नवति
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा एकवचन; संख्या = 96
दण्डःfine; penalty
दण्डः:
TypeNoun
Rootदण्ड
Formपुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा एकवचन; दण्ड (दण्डविधानार्थे)
Entities Mentioned
O
offender (spouse/party, implied)S
state authority (implied)FAQs
It deters covert rendezvous that could trigger adultery disputes, violence, and reputational conflict in crowded public/sacred venues.
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