Arthashastra 3.4.25: Dharmasthiya, Adhyaya 4, Sutra 25

Devanagari script

प्रतिविहिता द्विगुणं कालम् ॥

Recitation with translationArthashastra 3.4.25

Transliteration

prativihitā dviguṇaṃ kālam

Translation

अगर पति ने जाते वक़्त साफ-साफ कर सब बता दिया था, तो पत्नी को डबल टाइम तक वेट करना पड़ेगा। यह रूल तब लगता है जब पति ने पहले से खुलासा कर दिया हो।

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Word by Word

• प्रतिविहिताः: those that are prescribed in return / counter-imposed
• Type: Adjective (participial)
• Root: √धा (वि-√धा with प्रति- उपसर्ग; past passive participle formation)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त/क्तवतु-प्रत्ययार्थे past passive participle); प्रथमा-बहुवचनम्; पुल्लिङ्गः (contextual, qualifying an implied plural noun such as दण्डाः/दण्डाः etc.)

• द्विगुणम्: twofold; double
• Type: Adjective
• Root: द्वि + गुण
• Form: द्विगुण-शब्दः; द्वितीया-एकवचनम्; नपुंसकलिङ्गम्; विशेषणम् (qualifying कालम्)

• कालम्: time; period; term
• Type: Noun
• Root: काल
• Form: द्वितीया-एकवचनम्; पुल्लिङ्गः; कर्मपदम् (object/measure of time)

Entities Mentioned

• husband (absent)
• wife
• state/judicial authority

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What governance logic underlies doubling the waiting period?

If the absent husband follows procedure (notice/provision), the state gives his marital claim stronger protection by extending the wife’s required waiting time.