Sutra 26
Devanagari script
केशनीविदन्तनखालम्बनेषु पूर्वः साहसदण्डः पुंसो द्विगुणः ॥ कZ_०३.३.२६ ॥
Transliteration
keśanīvidantanakhālambaneṣu pūrvaḥ sāhasadaṇḍaḥ puṃso dviguṇaḥ
Translation
ဆံပင်၊ အဝတ်အစား/ခါးပတ်ကို ဆွဲကိုင်ခြင်း၊ သွားဖြင့်ကိုက်ခြင်း၊ လက်သည်းဖြင့်ခြစ်ခြင်းတို့အတွက် ဒဏ်ကြေးမှာ «ပထမ» sāhasa-ဒဏ်ဖြစ်သည်။ ယောက်ျားအတွက်တော့ နှစ်ဆတိုးပေးရသည်။
Word by Word
केशनीविदन्तनखालम्बनेषुin cases of pulling/grabbing by hair, waistband (nīvi), teeth, or nails
केशनीविदन्तनखालम्बनेषु:
TypeNoun
Rootकेश; नीवि; दन्त; नख; आलम्बन
Formसमाहार-द्वन्द्वः (केश-नीवि-दन्त-नख-आलम्बन) इति; ततः ‘आलम्बन’ (नपुंसकलिङ्ग) शब्दस्य सप्तमी-बहुवचनम्: आलम्बनेषु = ‘आलम्बन’ + सु (सप्तमी) + बहुवचन; अर्थतः ‘केश-नीवि-दन्त-नख-आलम्बन’ इत्येषु (अपराधेषु/कर्मसु)
पूर्वःthe first (lowest)
पूर्वः:
TypeAdjective
Rootपूर्व
Formपुंलिङ्गः प्रथमा-एकवचनम्; ‘साहसदण्डः’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्
साहसदण्डःthe fine/penalty for sāhasa (violent assault)
साहसदण्डः:
TypeNoun
Rootसाहस; दण्ड
Formपुंलिङ्गः प्रथमा-एकवचनम्; साहसस्य दण्डः = ‘साहसदण्डः’
पुंसःof a man
पुंसः:
TypeNoun
Rootपुंस् (पुमान्)
Formपुंलिङ्गः षष्ठी-एकवचनम्; ‘(स्त्रियाः कर्तृक/विषयक) पुंसः’ = ‘of a man’
द्विगुणःdouble
द्विगुणः:
TypeAdjective
Rootद्वि; गुण
Formपुंलिङ्गः प्रथमा-एकवचनम्; ‘साहसदण्डः’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्; ‘द्विगुणः’ = द्वौ गुणौ यस्य (double)
Entities Mentioned
O
offender (implicit)M
man (puṃs)V
victim (implicit)FAQs
A codified penalty schedule with tiers for violence; this clause assigns these acts to the first (lowest) tier, enabling consistent sentencing.