Arthashastra 3.9.28: Dharmasthiya, Adhyaya 9, Sutra 28
Devanagari script
केदारारामसेतुबन्धानां परस्परहिंसायां हिंसाद्विगुणो दण्डः ॥ कZ_०३.९.२८ ॥
Transliteration
kedārārāmasetubandhānāṃ parasparahiṃsāyāṃ hiṃsādviguṇo daṇḍaḥ
Translation
अगर खेत, बाग़ या पानी के बंध एक दूसरे को नुकसान पहुँचा रहे हैं, तो जुर्माना डबल होगा। जितना बिगाड़ा है, उसका दुगना लगेगा।
Word by Word
केदारcultivated/irrigated field
केदार:
TypeNoun
Rootकेदार
Formपुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया बहुवचन (समासपूर्वपद; ‘केदार-आराम-सेतु-बन्धानाम्’ इति षष्ठी-बहुवचनसमासे अवयवः)
आरामgarden, orchard
आराम:
TypeNoun
Rootआराम
Formपुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया बहुवचन (समासपूर्वपद; ‘केदार-आराम-सेतु-बन्धानाम्’ इति षष्ठी-बहुवचनसमासे अवयवः)
सेतुembankment/dam/causeway
सेतु:
TypeNoun
Rootसेतु
Formपुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया बहुवचन (समासपूर्वपद; ‘केदार-आराम-सेतु-बन्धानाम्’ इति षष्ठी-बहुवचनसमासे अवयवः)
बन्धानाम्bunds/embankments (protective works)
बन्धानाम्:
TypeNoun
Rootबन्ध
Formपुंलिङ्ग; षष्ठी बहुवचन; ‘केदार-आराम-सेतु-बन्धानाम्’ = केदाराणां च आरामाणां च सेतूनां च बन्धानां च
परस्परmutually, of one another
परस्पर:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootपरस्पर
Formअव्यय; ‘हिंसायाम्’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम् (mutual)
हिंसायाम्in (the case of) damage/injury
हिंसायाम्:
TypeNoun
Rootहिंसा
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग; सप्तमी एकवचन; अधिकरणे (in the case/occasion of injury)
हिंसाthe damage (assessed harm)
हिंसा:
TypeNoun
Rootहिंसा
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा एकवचन; ‘दण्डः’ इत्यस्य विशेषण-सम्बन्धः (the injury/damage [amount])
द्विगुणःdouble, twofold
द्विगुणः:
TypeAdjective
Rootद्वि + गुण
Formपुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा एकवचन; ‘दण्डः’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम् (twofold)
दण्डःthe penalty/fine
दण्डः:
TypeNoun
Rootदण्ड
Formपुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा एकवचन; विधेय (predicate nominative): ‘दण्डः (भवति)’
Entities Mentioned
K
kedāraĀ
ārāmaS
setu-bandhaFAQs
To deter strategic interference in high-value agrarian infrastructure and to internalize negative externalities beyond mere restitution.
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