Arthashastra 3.13.33: Dharmasthiya, Adhyaya 13, Sutra 33
Devanagari script
वेतनादाने दशबन्धो दण्डः षट्पणो वा ॥
Transliteration
vetanādāne daśabandho daṇḍaḥ ṣaṭpaṇo vā |
Translation
ವೇತನ ನೀಡದಿದ್ದರೆ ದಂಡ: ಹತ್ತು (ಘಟಕ/ದಿನ) ಬಂಧನದಲ್ಲಿ ಬಂಧನ, ಅಥವಾ ಆರು ಪಣಗಳ ದಂಡ.
Word by Word
वेतनादानेin the taking/receiving of wages (i.e., when wages are taken)
वेतनादाने:
TypeNoun
Rootवेतन + आदान
Formनपुंसकलिङ्गे एकवचनम्, सप्तमी (अधिकरणे) — ‘वेतनस्य आदाने’ इति; समासः: वेतन-आदान
Compoundषष्ठी-तत्पुरुष
In statecraftवेतन-आदान = wages/fee taken or received (esp. in service/employment context)
दशबन्धःa tenfold (forfeit/penalty)
दशबन्धः:
TypeNoun
Rootदश + बन्ध
Formपुंलिङ्गे एकवचनम्, प्रथमा; समासः: दश-बन्ध (दशगुण-प्रतिबन्ध/दशगुण-आबन्ध इत्यर्थे)
Compoundकर्मधारय
In statecraftदशबन्ध = tenfold penalty/forfeit (a technical multiplier used for fines/forfeitures)
दण्डःthe penalty/fine
दण्डः:
TypeNoun
Rootदण्ड
Formपुंलिङ्गे एकवचनम्, प्रथमा
In statecraftदण्ड = fine/punishment (legal penalty)
षट्पणः(a fine of) six paṇas
षट्पणः:
TypeNoun
Rootषट् + पण
Formपुंलिङ्गे एकवचनम्, प्रथमा; समासः: षट्-पण (षड् पणाः यस्य सः)
Compoundकर्मधारय
In statecraftषट्पण = a fine of six paṇas (monetary unit used for penalties)
वाor
वा:
TypeParticle
Rootवा
Formअव्ययम्; विकल्पार्थे
In statecraftlegal alternative/option in prescribing penalties
Sandhi Notes
- वेतनादाने = वेतन-आदाने (समास; आ + √दा ‘आदान’ इत्यस्मात् ‘आदान’ शब्दः)
- षट्पणो = षट्-पणः
- अन्त्य-ट् परे पकारे ‘षट्’ → ‘षट्’ (लिखितरूपे षट्पणः)
Entities Mentioned
E
employer/defaulter (implied)S
state enforcement (implied)Prakarana (topic)
Penalties—non-payment/withholding of wages
Governance domain
Labour enforcement; penal administration
Words in this sutra
- vetana-ādāne
- in (the matter of) paying wages / on non-payment (contextual)
- daśa-bandhaḥ
- confinement in bonds for ten
- daṇḍaḥ
- penalty
- ṣaṭ-paṇaḥ
- six paṇas
- vā
- or
वेतनआदानदण्डपणषट्पणदशबन्ध
FAQs
A dual sanction model—either custodial restraint (bonded confinement) or a monetary fine—creating immediate compliance pressure.
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