Kantakashodhana Adhyaya 11 Sutra 7 - Arthashastra | Kannada | Vedapath

Kautilya

Sutra 7

Devanagari script

प्रसभस्त्रीपुरुषघातकाभिसारकनिग्राहकावघोषकावस्कन्दकोपवेधकान्पथिवेश्मप्रतिरोधकान् राजहस्त्यश्वरथानां हिंसकान् स्तेनान्वा शूलानारोहयेयुः ॥ कZ_०४.११.०७ ॥

Transliteration

prasabhastrīpuruṣaghātakābhisārakanigrāhakāvaghoṣakāvaskandakopavedhakān pathiveśmapratirodhakān rājahastyaśvarathānāṃ hiṃsakān stenān vā śūlān ārohayeyuḥ

Translation

ಬಲಾತ್ಕಾರವಾಗಿ ಸ್ತ್ರೀ ಅಥವಾ ಪುರುಷರನ್ನು ಕೊಲ್ಲುವವರು, ಅಪಹರಣಕಾರರು, ಅಕ್ರಮವಾಗಿ ಹಿಡಿದು ಬಂಧಿಸುವವರು, ಸಾರ್ವಜನಿಕ ಭೀತಿಯನ್ನು ಉಂಟುಮಾಡುವವರು, ದಾಳಿಕೋರ/ಲೂಟಿಕೋರರು, ಬೆಂಕಿಹಚ್ಚುವವರು, ರಸ್ತೆ ಅಥವಾ ಮನೆಗಳನ್ನು ತಡೆಯುವವರು, ರಾಜನ ಆನೆ-ಕುದುರೆ-ರಥಗಳಿಗೆ ಹಾನಿ ಮಾಡುವವರು, ಹಾಗೂ (ಆ ವರ್ಗದ) ಕಳ್ಳರು—ಇವರನ್ನು ಶೂಲಕ್ಕೆ ಏರಿಸಬೇಕು (ಇಂಪೇಲ್ ಮಾಡಬೇಕು).

Word by Word

प्रसभviolent, forcible

स्त्रीwoman

पुरुषman, person

घातकkiller (one who kills)

अभिसारकone who makes/undertakes illicit approaches; seducer; paramour

निग्राहकsubduer; one who forcibly restrains/oppresses

अवघोषकone who raises a loud outcry; public alarm-raiser

अवस्कन्दकraider; sudden assailant

उपवेधकwounder; one who strikes/harasses

पथिroad, way

वेश्मhouse, dwelling

प्रतिरोधकobstructor; one who blocks (roads/houses)

राजking’s, royal

हस्तिelephants

अश्वhorses

रथchariots

हिंसकharmers; destroyers (of royal elephants, horses, chariots)

स्तेनthieves

वाor

शूलstakes; impaling posts

आरोहयेयुःthey should cause (them) to be mounted/impaled

Entities Mentioned

violent offenders

abductors

arsonists

road/house blockers

royal transport/war assets

thieves

state enforcement

FAQs

Why are these crimes grouped for the same exemplary punishment?

They are treated as high-threat public-order offenses—creating terror, disrupting movement, or damaging state capacity—thus warranting highly deterrent, visible sanctions.