Arthashastra 3.4.27: Dharmasthiya, Adhyaya 4, Sutra 27

Devanagari script

ततो यथादत्तमादाय प्रमुञ्चेयुः ॥

Recitation with translationArthashastra 3.4.27

Transliteration

tato yathādattam ādāya pramuñceyuḥ

Translation

उसके बाद जो चीज़ दी गई थी, उस्से वापस लेकर वो औरत को रिहा कर देना। उस्से कोई पाबंदी नहीं रहनी चाहिए।

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Word by Word

• ततः: then; thereafter
• Type: Pronoun/Adverb
• Root: तद्
• Form: ablative singular (used adverbially: 'thereupon/then')

• यथा-दत्तम्: as given; in the same manner/measure as it was given
• Type: Participle/Adjective
• Root: दा (ददाति)
• Form: neuter nominative/accusative singular; past passive participle 'दत्त' qualified by 'यथा' = 'as given/according to what was given'

• आदाय: having taken; after taking
• Type: Verb (Gerund)
• Root: आ-दा (आदत्ते)
• Form: क्त्वा-न्त (absolutive/gerund): 'having taken/received'

• प्रमुञ्चेयुः: they should release; they should let (them) go
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-मुच् (मुचति)
• Form: optative (vidhi-liṅ), parasmaipada, 3rd person plural; 'they should release/let go'

Entities Mentioned

• dharmastha (implied adjudicators)

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What is the administrative intent of 3.4.27?

To standardize a court-ordered release by pairing dissolution with restitution: return/take back what was lawfully given, then formally discharge the marital tie.