Arthashastra 3.3.8: Dharmasthiya, Adhyaya 3, Sutra 8
Devanagari script
वेणुदलरज्जुहस्तानामन्यतमेन वा पृष्ठे त्रिराघातः ॥ कZ_०३.३.०८ ॥
Transliteration
veṇudalarajjuhastānāmanyatamena vā pṛṣṭhe trirāghātaḥ
Translation
सज़ा के लिए तीन बार पीछे मारना है। बैम्बू से, रोप से, या हाथ से, कोई भी एक चीज़ यूज़ करो। बस तीन से ज़्यादा नहीं।
Word by Word
वेणु-दल-रज्जु-हस्तानाम्of (any of) bamboo-splinter, strip, rope, or hand
वेणु-दल-रज्जु-हस्तानाम्:
TypeNoun
Rootवेणु/दल/रज्जु/हस्त
Formसमासः (वेणु + दल + रज्जु + हस्त) इतरेतर-द्वन्द्वः; ततः षष्ठी-बहुवचनम् (…-आनाम्)
अन्यतमेनby any one (of them)
अन्यतमेन:
TypePronoun/Adjective (pronominal)
Rootअन्यतम
Formतृतीया-एकवचनम् (करणे)
वाor
वा:
TypeParticle
Rootवा
Formअव्ययम्; विकल्पार्थकः
पृष्ठेon the back
पृष्ठे:
TypeNoun
Rootपृष्ठ
Formसप्तमी-एकवचनम् (अधिकरणे)
त्रिःthree times
त्रिः:
TypeNumeral adverb
Rootत्रिः
Formअव्ययम्; संख्यावाचक-क्रियाविशेषणम्
आघातःa blow/strike (punishment)
आघातः:
TypeNoun (action noun)
Rootआ-√हन् (हन्)
Formपुंलिङ्गः; प्रथमा-एकवचनम्; भाववाचकः (प्रहारः)
Entities Mentioned
D
disciplinarian/guardian (implied)W
ward/dependent (implied)FAQs
To bound violence: the state permits limited correction while preventing escalation into assault by prescribing both means and a numerical cap.
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