Sutra 6

Devanagari script

रक्षातिक्रमे पूर्वः साहसदण्डः ॥ कZ_०२.२६.०६ ॥

Transliteration

rakṣātikrame pūrvaḥ sāhasadaṇḍaḥ

Translation

ចំពោះការរំលោភលើ (ច្បាប់) ការការពារ ត្រូវអនុវត្តទណ្ឌកម្ម sāhasa កម្រិតទីមួយ (កម្រិតទាបបំផុតនៃពិន័យបទល្មើសដោយហិង្សា)។

Word by Word

• रक्षा: guarding; protection (the duty/arrangement of guarding)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रक्ष्
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-एकवचन (वाक्ये विषय/अधिकरण-निर्देशः)

• अतिक्रमे: in the case of transgression/violation
• Type: Noun
• Root: अति-क्रम्
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; सप्तमी-एकवचन (सप्तमी-निमित्ते/अधिकरणे)

• पूर्वः: the first (lowest/initial grade)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पूर्व
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-एकवचन; विशेषणम् (साहसदण्डस्य)

• साहसदण्डः: the penalty classified as ‘sāhasa’ (a fine/punishment for violent/forcible wrongdoing)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दण्ड
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-एकवचन; समासः: साहसस्य दण्डः

Entities Mentioned

• sāhasa-daṇḍa (graded penalty category)

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FAQs

What is the policy logic of attaching a sāhasa penalty to wildlife-protection violations?

It frames harm to protected fauna as coercive/violent wrongdoing against the king’s order and public interest, increasing deterrence and enforceability.