Arthashastra 3.4.2: Dharmasthiya, Adhyaya 4, Sutra 2

Devanagari script

प्रतिषिद्धायां द्वादशपणः ॥

Recitation with translationArthashastra 3.4.2

Transliteration

pratiṣiddhāyāṃ dvādaśapaṇaḥ.

Translation

അവൾക്ക് പ്രത്യേക നിരോധനം/നിയന്ത്രണം ഉണ്ടായാൽ 12 പണ പിഴ.

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Word by Word

• प्रतिषिद्धायाम्: in/with regard to a prohibited (act/transaction)
• Type: Noun (Adjective used substantively)
• Root: √सिध् (सेधने) / निषिद्ध (ppp) with प्रति-
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; एकवचन; सप्तमी; विशेषण-प्रयोगः (प्रतिषिद्धा = निषिद्धा/वर्जिता क्रिया/वस्तु/व्यवहारः), अधिकरणे सप्तमी

• द्वादशपणः: (the fine is) twelve paṇas
• Type: Noun (Numeral + Noun; fine amount)
• Root: द्वादश (संख्या) + पण
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; एकवचन; प्रथमा; दण्ड/अर्थदण्ड-रूपेण विधानम् (implicit: दण्डः/दण्डनीयः)

Entities Mentioned

• restricted/prohibited woman

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What does this reveal about Kautilya’s compliance model?

Noncompliance with an explicit restriction is treated as more blameworthy than ordinary boundary-crossing, so the fine is increased.