Sutra 18

Devanagari script

तद्वैयावृत्यकराणामर्धदण्डाः ॥ कZ_०२.५.१८ ॥

Transliteration

tad-vaiyāvṛtya-karāṇām ardha-daṇḍāḥ

Translation

ສໍາລັບຜູ້ທີ່ເຮັດວຽກຊ່ວຍເຫຼືອ/ບໍລິການປະກອບໃຫ້ເຂົາ (ໃນການດໍາເນີນງານຄັງເງິນນັ້ນ) ໂທດແມ່ນເຄິ່ງໜຶ່ງ (ຂອງໂທດຫຼັກ).

Word by Word

• तद्: those (i.e., such persons/offenders)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक; नपुंसकलिङ्ग; एकवचन; प्रथमा (विशेषणरूपेण ‘अर्धदण्डाः’ इत्यस्य)

• वैयावृत्यकराणाम्: of the service-performers / attendants (those who are to perform assigned service)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वैयावृत्यकर
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (व्यवहारे); बहुवचन; षष्ठी (सम्बन्ध/अधिकारार्थे)

• अर्धदण्डाः: (they are liable to) half-penalties / half-fines
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्धदण्ड
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; बहुवचन; प्रथमा; विधेय (predicate)

Entities Mentioned

• auxiliary staff
• treasury operations

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FAQs

How does 2.5.18 allocate responsibility within an office?

It differentiates principal and accessory culpability: the primary custodian bears the highest responsibility, while assistants receive proportionate (reduced) punishment.