Sutra 29

Devanagari script

कुर्यान्निर्विषयं राजा वासयेदाकरेषु वा ॥ कZ_०४.८.२९च्द् ॥

Transliteration

kuryān nirviṣayaṃ rājā vāsayed ākareṣu vā

Translation

王は彼を無地（所領没収）として追放するか、さもなくば鉱山に住まわせるべきである。

Word by Word

• कुर्यात्: should do / should cause (to be done)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ
• Form: लिङ् (विधिलिङ्), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुषः, एकवचनम्; विध्यर्थः

• निर्विषयम्: territory-less; without a domain/jurisdiction
• Type: Noun (used adjectivally)
• Root: विषय
• Form: द्वितीया एकवचनम्; नपुंसकलिङ्गम्; कर्मपदम् (कुर्यात् इत्यस्य)

• राजा: the king
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन्
• Form: प्रथमा एकवचनम्; पुल्लिङ्गम्; कर्तृपदम्

• वासयेत्: should cause to reside / should lodge (someone)
• Type: Verb (Causative)
• Root: वस् (वासयति)
• Form: णिच्-प्रत्ययान्त (causative); लिङ् (विधिलिङ्), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुषः, एकवचनम्; विध्यर्थः

• आकरेषु: in mines / at mining sites
• Type: Noun
• Root: आकर
• Form: सप्तमी बहुवचनम्; पुल्लिङ्गम्; अधिकरणम्

• वा: or
• Type: Particle
• Root: वा
• Form: विकल्पार्थक-अव्ययम्

Entities Mentioned

• rājā
• mines (ākara)

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FAQs

What is the state objective behind ‘mines’ as a destination?

Neutralize the offender’s influence while converting custody into controlled labor under state supervision.

How do 4.8.27–29 cohere as a policy package?

They replace corporal torment for Brahmins with status-destruction (branding), public notice, and territorial removal/penal settlement—maintaining deterrence while preserving the exemption.