Arthashastra 3.9.27: Dharmasthiya, Adhyaya 9, Sutra 27
Devanagari script
आधारपरिवाहकेदारोपभोगैः परक्षेत्रकृष्टबीजहिंसायां यथोपघातं मूल्यं दद्युः ॥
Transliteration
ādhāraparivāhakedāropabhogaiḥ parakṣetrakṛṣṭabījahiṃsāyāṃ yathopaghātaṃ mūlyaṃ dadyuḥ
Translation
अगर कोई पानी के नाले से किसी और की खेती में नुकसान करता है, तो उसको पैसा देना पड़ेगा। जितना सीधा बिगाड़ा है, उतना भुगतान करना पड़ेगा।
Word by Word
आधारsupport/embankment; irrigation base-structure
आधार:
TypeNoun
Rootआ-धृ
Formपुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया बहुवचन (समासपूर्वपद)
परिवाहwater-conveyance/channel; flow arrangement
परिवाह:
TypeNoun
Rootवह् (परि-√वह्)
Formपुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया बहुवचन (समासपूर्वपद)
केदारfield-plot; cultivated/irrigated land
केदार:
TypeNoun
Rootकेदार
Formपुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया बहुवचन (समासपूर्वपद)
उपभोगैःby uses/enjoyments/benefits (taken)
उपभोगैः:
TypeNoun
Rootउप-भुज्
Formपुंलिङ्ग; तृतीया बहुवचन
आधारपरिवाहकेदारोपभोगैःby means of/through (matters of) supports, channels, fields, and their use
आधारपरिवाहकेदारोपभोगैः:
TypeCompound (Noun)
Root(समास) आधार + परिवाह + केदार + उपभोग
Formसमस्तपदम्; तृतीया बहुवचन; करण/हेतु-अर्थे
परक्षेत्रin another person’s field
परक्षेत्र:
TypeCompound (Noun)
Rootपर + क्षेत्र
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग; सप्तमी एकवचन (समासपूर्वपद)
कृष्टcultivated
कृष्ट:
TypeParticiple
Rootकृष्
Formभूतकृदन्त (क्त); नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचन (समासपूर्वपद)
बीजseed
बीज:
TypeNoun
Rootबीज
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचन (समासपूर्वपद)
हिंसायाम्in the case of damage/destruction
हिंसायाम्:
TypeNoun
Rootहिंस्
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग; सप्तमी एकवचन; भाववाचक
परक्षेत्रकृष्टबीजहिंसायाम्when there is damage to seed cultivated in another’s field
परक्षेत्रकृष्टबीजहिंसायाम्:
TypeCompound (Noun)
Root(समास) परक्षेत्र + कृष्ट + बीज + हिंसा
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग; सप्तमी एकवचन; अधिकरणे
यथाaccording to; as
यथा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयथा
Formअव्यय; प्रकार/अनुरूप-अर्थे
उपघातम्the extent of damage
उपघातम्:
TypeNoun
Rootउप-घात
Formपुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया एकवचन; परिमाण/अनुरूपता-अर्थे
मूल्यम्the value (as compensation)
मूल्यम्:
TypeNoun
Rootमूल्य
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया एकवचन; कर्म
दद्युःthey should give/pay
दद्युः:
TypeVerb
Rootदा
Formलोट् (आज्ञार्थे) परस्मैपदम्; प्रथमपुरुष; बहुवचन
Entities Mentioned
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ādhāraP
parivāhaK
kedāraB
bījaFAQs
Proportionality: compensation is calibrated to the measured extent of injury (yathopaghāta).
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