Sutra 4
Devanagari script
मूल्यद्विगुणः इत्यौशनसाः ॥ कZ_०३.१७.०४ ॥
Transliteration
mūlyadviguṇaḥ ity auśanasāḥ
Translation
(ဒဏ်ကြေးသည်) တန်ဖိုး၏ နှစ်ဆ ဖြစ်ရမည်ဟု Auśanasas က ဆိုသည်။
Word by Word
मूल्य-द्वि-गुणः(It is) double of the value/price.
मूल्य-द्वि-गुणः:
TypeNoun (compound adjective)
Rootगुण
Formप्रथमा-एकवचनम्, पुल्लिङ्गः; विशेषणम् (समासः: मूल्य + द्वि + गुण)
इतिthus; ‘so’ (marking a quoted rule).
इति:
TypeParticle/Quotative
Rootइति
Formअव्ययम्; वाक्य-समाप्ति/उद्धरण-चिह्नः
औशनसाःthe followers of Uśanas (the Auśanasa school) [say].
औशनसाः:
TypeNoun (authoritative school/teachers)
Rootउशनस्
Formप्रथमा-बहुवचनम्, पुल्लिङ्गः; ‘उशनस्’ (शुक्राचार्य) से सम्बन्धित मत-प्रवर्तकाः/आचार्याः
Entities Mentioned
A
Auśanasas (legal school)U
Uśanas (implied)FAQs
Mānavas emphasize proportional restitution (equal-to-value), while Auśanasas add a deterrence premium (double value) to discourage violent acquisition beyond mere compensation.