Sutra 9
Devanagari script
कूटकाकण्यक्षारालाशलाकाहस्तविषमकारिण एकहस्तवधः चतुःशतो वा दण्डः ॥ कZ_०४.१०.०९ ॥
Transliteration
kūṭakākaṇyakṣārālāśalākāhastaviṣamakāriṇa ekahastavadhaḥ catuḥśato vā daṇḍaḥ
Translation
Bagi orang yang membuat atau menggunakan alat berbahaya—seperti perangkat palsu (kūṭaka), jarum berduri (kākaṇī), bahan kaustik (kṣāra), obor/brandang (ālāta), batang berduri (śalākā), atau perkakas tangan lain yang melukai—hukumannya adalah pemotongan satu tangan atau denda 400 paṇa.
Word by Word
कूटकाकण्यक्षारालाशलाकाहस्तविषमकारिणःthose who act fraudulently using deceptive devices such as ‘kūṭa’, ‘kākaṇī’, caustic substances, dyes, needles/rods, hand-tricks, etc.
कूटकाकण्यक्षारालाशलाकाहस्तविषमकारिणः:
TypeNoun (agent noun)
Root√कृ (करणे)
Formप्रथमा-बहुवचनम्, पुंलिङ्गम्; -कारिन् (कर्तरि) प्रत्ययान्तः; समस्तपदम्—‘कूट, काकण्य, क्षार, आल, शलाका, हस्त, विषम’ इत्यादि-उपकरणैः/प्रकारैः विषमं (कपटेन/अन्यायेन) कार्यं कुर्वन्ति ये
एकहस्तवधःcutting off one hand (as punishment)
एकहस्तवधः:
TypeNoun (action/result)
Root√हन् (हिंसायाम्)
Formप्रथमा-एकवचनम्, पुंलिङ्गम्; ‘एकहस्तस्य वधः’ = एकस्य हस्तस्य छेदन/विनाशः (दण्डरूपः)
चand / or (in coordination)
च:
TypeParticle
Root—
Formसमुच्चयार्थक-अव्ययम्
चतुःशतःa fine of four hundred (units)
चतुःशतः:
TypeNoun (numeral)
Rootचतुःशत
Formप्रथमा-एकवचनम्, पुंलिङ्गम् (दण्ड-विशेषणम्)
वाor (alternative)
वा:
TypeParticle
Root—
Formविकल्पार्थक-अव्ययम्
दण्डःpunishment; penalty (fine/corporal)
दण्डः:
TypeNoun
Root√दण्ड् (दण्डने)
Formप्रथमा-एकवचनम्, पुंलिङ्गम्; विधेयपदम्
Entities Mentioned
K
kṣāra (caustic)A
alā (firebrand)Ś
śalākā (rod/probe)FAQs
Preventive governance: the state targets enablers of violence (means and methods) rather than waiting only for completed harm.