Sutra 47

Devanagari script

क्रियाभैषज्यसङ्गेन व्याधिवृद्धौ प्रतीकारद्विगुणो दण्डः ॥ कZ_०२.३०.४७ ॥

Transliteration

kriyābhaiṣajyasaṅgena vyādhivṛddhau pratīkāradviguṇo daṇḍaḥ

Translation

Jika, akibat prosedur atau ubat yang salah, penyakit bertambah teruk, hukumannya ialah dua kali ganda kos rawatan.

Word by Word

• क्रिया: medical treatment; therapeutic procedure
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृ
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचन (समासपूर्वपद)

• भैषज्य: medicine; drug
• Type: Noun
• Root: भिषज् (→ भैषज्य)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचन (समासपूर्वपद)

• सङ्गेन: by association/connection (with)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सङ्ग
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया एकवचन

• व्याधि: disease; illness
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्याधि
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी एकवचन (समासपूर्वपद)

• वृद्धौ: in the increase/aggravation
• Type: Noun
• Root: वृद्धि
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी एकवचन

• प्रतीकार: remedy; countermeasure
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रतीकार
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचन (समासपूर्वपद)

• द्विगुणः: double; twofold
• Type: Adjective
• Root: द्वि + गुण
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचन; दण्ड इति विशेष्यस्य विशेषणम्

• दण्डः: penalty; punishment (fine)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दण्ड
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचन

Entities Mentioned

• veterinarian/medical staff
• horses

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FAQs

Why is the fine linked to the cost of remedy rather than a fixed amount?

A scalable sanction: it tracks the severity/expense of harm and discourages careless treatment in high-value cases.