Adhyakshaprachara Adhyaya 27 Sutra 18 - Arthashastra | Khmer | Vedapath

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Sutra 18

Devanagari script

सर्वत्र प्रथमेऽपराधे प्रथमः द्वितीये द्विगुणः तृतीये त्रिगुणः चतुर्थे यथाकामी स्यात् ॥ कZ_०२.२७.१८ ॥

Transliteration

sarvatra prathame'parādhe prathamaḥ dvitīye dviguṇaḥ tṛtīye triguṇaḥ caturthe yathākāmī syāt

Translation

គ្រប់ទីកន្លែង សម្រាប់បទល្មើសលើកទី១ អនុវត្តទណ្ឌកម្មកម្រិតទី១; លើកទី២ បង្កើនជា ២ ដង; លើកទី៣ បង្កើនជា ៣ ដង; លើកទី៤ អាចដាក់ទណ្ឌកម្មតាមការសម្រេចចិត្ត ដូចដែលឃើញថាសមរម្យ។

Word by Word

सर्वत्रeverywhere; in all cases

प्रथमेin the first (instance/offence)

अपराधेin an offence; in the case of an offence

प्रथमःthe first (penalty)

द्वितीयेin the second (instance/offence)

द्विगुणःdouble (in amount); twofold

तृतीयेin the third (instance/offence)

त्रिगुणःtriple; threefold

चतुर्थेin the fourth (instance/offence)

यथाकामीas he wishes; at discretion

स्यात्should be; may be

Entities Mentioned

offender

judge/administrator (implied)

FAQs

What governance principle is embodied in 2.27.18?

A standardized escalation ladder for repeat offences—predictable multipliers first, then discretionary severity—balancing rule-based sentencing with administrative flexibility.