Arthashastra 3.20.6: Dharmasthiya, Adhyaya 20, Sutra 6
Devanagari script
पराजितश्चेद्द्विगुणदण्डः क्रियेत न कश्चन राजानमभिसरिष्यति ॥ कZ_०३.२०.०६ ॥
Transliteration
parājitaś ced dviguṇadaṇḍaḥ kriyeta na kaścana rājānam abhisariṣyati
Translation
अगर हारने वाले को डबल सज़ा मिलने लगेगी, तो कोई भी राजा के पास ऐसा झगड़ा लेकर नहीं आएगा।
Word by Word
पराजितः(if) defeated / one who has been defeated
पराजितः:
TypeParticiple (Verbal adjective)
Root√जि (जय) उपसर्गः परा-
Formकृदन्तः; भूतकर्मणि क्त-प्रत्ययः; पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा-एकवचनम्
चेत्if
चेत्:
TypeParticle
Rootचेत्
Formशर्तार्थक-अव्ययम् (if)
द्विगुणदण्डःa double penalty (double fine/punishment)
द्विगुणदण्डः:
TypeNoun
Rootद्वि + गुण; दण्ड
Formसमासः; पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा-एकवचनम्
क्रियेतshould be imposed / should be done
क्रियेत:
TypeVerb
Root√कृ (करणे)
Formविधिलिङ् (optative); आत्मनेपदम्; प्रथमपुरुषः; एकवचनम्
नnot
न:
TypeParticle
Rootन
Formनिषेध-अव्ययम्
कश्चनanyone / someone (at all)
कश्चन:
TypePronoun (indefinite)
Rootकिम् + चन
Formसर्वनाम; पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा-एकवचनम्
राजानम्the king
राजानम्:
TypeNoun
Rootराजन्
Formपुंलिङ्गे द्वितीया-एकवचनम्
अभिसरिष्यतिwill advance against / will attack
अभिसरिष्यति:
TypeVerb
Root√सृ (सरणे) उपसर्गः अभि-
Formलृट् (simple future); परस्मैपदम्; प्रथमपुरुषः; एकवचनम्
Entities Mentioned
R
rājā (king/court)FAQs
A loser-pays escalation: imposing a double penalty on the defeated to deter opportunistic or escalatory disputes from reaching the royal court.
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