Kantakashodhana Adhyaya 6 Sutra 16 - Arthashastra | Indonesian | Vedapath

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Sutra 16

Devanagari script

कर्माभिग्रहस्तु मुषितवेश्मनः प्रवेशनिष्कसनमद्वारेण द्वारस्य संधिना बीजेन वा वेधमुत्तमागारस्य जालवातायननीप्रवेधमारोहणावतरणे च कुड्यस्य वेधमुपखननं वा गूढद्रव्यनिक्षेपणग्रहणोपायमुपदेशोपलभ्यमभ्यन्तरच्छेदोत्करपरिमर्दोपकरणमभ्यन्तरकृतं विद्यात् ॥ कZ_०४.६.१६ ॥

Transliteration

karmābhigrahas tu muṣitaveśmanaḥ praveśaniṣkasanam advāreṇa, dvārasya saṃdhinā, bījena vā vedham; uttamāgārasya jālavātāyananīpravedham; ārohaṇāvataraṇe ca kuḍyasya vedham upakhananaṃ vā; gūḍhadravyanikṣepaṇagrahaṇopāyam upadeśopalabhyam; abhyantaracchedotkaraparimardopakaraṇam abhyantarakṛtaṃ vidyāt ।

Translation

‘Identifikasi melalui perbuatan’ (karmābhigraha) adalah: pada rumah yang dibobol, masuk-keluar bukan lewat pintu; melubangi sambungan pintu atau dengan kunci/alat; melubangi kisi-kisi/jendela/ventilasi rumah yang lebih baik; naik-turun dengan melubangi dinding atau menggali terowongan; cara menyembunyikan dan mengambil kembali harta yang dipelajari lewat ajaran—semua ini, bersama bekas sayatan, gundukan, noda gosokan, serta alat yang ditemukan di dalam, menunjukkan bahwa itu pekerjaan orang dalam.

Word by Word

कर्माभिग्रहःthe act of seizing/committing the deed (i.e., the internal burglary operation)

तुbut, indeed

मुषित-वेश्मनःof a house that has been robbed

प्रवेशनिष्कसनम्entry and exit

अद्वारेणthrough a non-door (i.e., not by the door)

द्वारस्यof the door

संधिनाby the joint/seam (of the door)

बीजेनby a ‘seed’/peg (a tool/implement)

वाor

वेधम्a boring/perforation

उत्तमागारस्यof the main/upper (principal) house

जालवातायननीप्रवेधम्boring through the lattice-window’s recess/opening

आरोहण-अवतरणेin climbing up and climbing down

चand

कुड्यस्यof the wall

वेधम्boring (a hole)

उपखननम्undermining/digging under

वाor

गूढद्रव्यनिक्षेपणग्रहणोपायम्the method for depositing and taking hidden valuables

उपदेश-उपलभ्यम्ascertainable by instruction or by discovery (evidence)

अभ्यन्तरच्छेदोत्करपरिमर्दोपकरणम्tools for internal cutting, digging/raising earth, and rubbing/smoothing

अभ्यन्तरकृतम्done from within / internally committed

विद्यात्one should know/recognize

Entities Mentioned

household

burglar(s)

insider collaborator

FAQs

What is the administrative innovation in this sutra?

A proto-forensic checklist: infer culpability from entry/exit methods, tool marks, and internal traces to distinguish insider vs outsider theft.

Why emphasize ‘methods learned by instruction’?

It flags organized/experienced thieves and insider collusion—knowledge of hiding places and retrieval techniques implies prior access or coaching.