Sutra 12

Devanagari script

सर्वत्राष्टगुणः इति पाराशराः ॥ कZ_०२.७.१२ ॥

Transliteration

sarvatrāṣṭaguṇaḥ iti pārāśarāḥ.

Translation

Menurut Pārāśaras: di semua tempat (untuk kasus-kasus ini) hukumannya delapan kali lipat.

Word by Word

• सर्वत्र: everywhere; in all cases
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सर्व
• Form: अव्यय; सर्वत्र = सर्व + त्र (प्रत्यय), अर्थे देश/व्याप्ति; ‘everywhere/in all cases’

• अष्टगुणः: eightfold (having eight qualities); the eightfold set
• Type: Noun
• Root: गुण
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-एकवचन; ‘अष्ट’ (संख्या-विशेषण) + ‘गुण’ (प्रधान); समासे ‘अष्टगुण’ = ‘eightfold/with eight qualities’

• इति: thus; so (quotative)
• Type: Particle
• Root: इति
• Form: अव्यय; वाक्य-समाप्ति/उद्धरण-चिह्न; ‘thus/so’

• पाराशराः: the Parāśaras (authorities of the Parāśara tradition)
• Type: Noun (proper noun)
• Root: पाराशर
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-बहुवचन; ‘पाराशर’ गोत्र/आचार्य-नाम; ‘the Parāśaras’ (a school/authorities)

Entities Mentioned

• Pārāśarāḥ

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FAQs

How does an eightfold rule differ from harm-proportional scaling?

It standardizes punishment as a fixed multiplier, emphasizing strong deterrence and administrative simplicity over case-by-case gradation.