Kantakashodhana Adhyaya 9 Sutra 13 - Arthashastra | Kannada | Vedapath

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Sutra 13

Devanagari script

धर्मस्थश्चेद्विवदमानं पुरुषं तर्जयति भर्त्सयत्यपसारयत्यभिग्रसते वा पूर्वमस्मै साहसदण्डं कुर्यात् वाक्पारुष्ये द्विगुणम् ॥ कZ_०४.९.१३ ॥

Transliteration

dharmasthaścedvivadamānaṃ puruṣaṃ tarjayati bhartsayatyapasārayatyabhigrasate vā pūrvamasmai sāhasadaṇḍaṃ kuryāt vākpāruṣye dviguṇam

Translation

ನ್ಯಾಯಾಧೀಶ (ಧರ್ಮಸ್ಥ) ವಾದಿಸುತ್ತಿರುವ ವ್ಯಕ್ತಿಯನ್ನು ಬೆದರಿಸಿದರೆ, ನಿಂದಿಸಿದರೆ, ದೂರ ಕಳಿಸಿದರೆ ಅಥವಾ ದಬ್ಬಾಳಿಕೆ ಮಾಡಿದರೆ, ಅವನಿಗೆ ಪ್ರಥಮ-ದರ್ಜೆಯ ಸಾಹಸ ದಂಡ ವಿಧಿಸಬೇಕು; ವಾಕ್‌ಪಾರುಷ್ಯ (ಕಠಿಣ/ಅಪಮಾನಕಾರಿ ಮಾತು) ಇದ್ದರೆ ದಂಡ ದ್ವಿಗುಣ.

Word by Word

धर्मस्थःthe judge / judicial officer

चेत्if

विवदमानम्(a person) who is disputing / litigating

पुरुषम्a man/person (litigant)

तर्जयतिthreatens / intimidates

भर्त्सयतिrebukes / abuses

अपसारयतिdrives away / removes

अभिग्रसतेseizes / attacks / lays hands on

वाor

पूर्वम्beforehand / first

अस्मैto him

साहसदण्डम्the penalty for violence/assault (sāhasa-penalty)

कुर्यात्should impose / should make

वाक्पारुष्येin the case of verbal abuse

द्विगुणम्double / twofold

Entities Mentioned

dharmastha (judge)

litigant

FAQs

What administrative principle is implied here?

Courts must be non-intimidatory; abuse by adjudicators is itself a punishable offence to preserve legitimacy and access to justice.