Sutra 28

Devanagari script

केदारारामसेतुबन्धानां परस्परहिंसायां हिंसाद्विगुणो दण्डः ॥ कZ_०३.९.२८ ॥

Transliteration

kedārārāmasetubandhānāṃ parasparahiṃsāyāṃ hiṃsādviguṇo daṇḍaḥ

Translation

လယ်ကွင်းများ၊ ဥယျာဉ်/ပန်းခြံများနှင့် ရေသွင်းတံတားတားဆီးတံတားများ (setu-bandha) တို့က အပြန်အလှန် ထိခိုက်ပျက်စီးစေပါက ဒဏ်ကြေးသည် ဖြစ်ပေါ်စေသော ပျက်စီးမှု၏ နှစ်ဆ ဖြစ်ရမည်။

Word by Word

• केदार: cultivated/irrigated field
• Type: Noun
• Root: केदार
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया बहुवचन (समासपूर्वपद; ‘केदार-आराम-सेतु-बन्धानाम्’ इति षष्ठी-बहुवचनसमासे अवयवः)

• आराम: garden, orchard
• Type: Noun
• Root: आराम
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया बहुवचन (समासपूर्वपद; ‘केदार-आराम-सेतु-बन्धानाम्’ इति षष्ठी-बहुवचनसमासे अवयवः)

• सेतु: embankment/dam/causeway
• Type: Noun
• Root: सेतु
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया बहुवचन (समासपूर्वपद; ‘केदार-आराम-सेतु-बन्धानाम्’ इति षष्ठी-बहुवचनसमासे अवयवः)

• बन्धानाम्: bunds/embankments (protective works)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बन्ध
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; षष्ठी बहुवचन; ‘केदार-आराम-सेतु-बन्धानाम्’ = केदाराणां च आरामाणां च सेतूनां च बन्धानां च

• परस्पर: mutually, of one another
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: परस्पर
• Form: अव्यय; ‘हिंसायाम्’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम् (mutual)

• हिंसायाम्: in (the case of) damage/injury
• Type: Noun
• Root: हिंसा
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; सप्तमी एकवचन; अधिकरणे (in the case/occasion of injury)

• हिंसा: the damage (assessed harm)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हिंसा
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा एकवचन; ‘दण्डः’ इत्यस्य विशेषण-सम्बन्धः (the injury/damage [amount])

• द्विगुणः: double, twofold
• Type: Adjective
• Root: द्वि + गुण
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा एकवचन; ‘दण्डः’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम् (twofold)

• दण्डः: the penalty/fine
• Type: Noun
• Root: दण्ड
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा एकवचन; विधेय (predicate nominative): ‘दण्डः (भवति)’

Entities Mentioned

• kedāra
• ārāma
• setu-bandha

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FAQs

Why impose a penalty of twice the damage in 3.9.28?

To deter strategic interference in high-value agrarian infrastructure and to internalize negative externalities beyond mere restitution.