Sutra 20
Devanagari script
स्त्रीप्रकृता सकामा समाना द्वादशपणं दण्डं दद्यात्प्रकर्त्री द्विगुणम् ॥ कZ_०४.१२.२० ॥
Transliteration
strīprakṛtā sakāmā samānā dvādaśapaṇaṃ daṇḍaṃ dadyāt prakartrī dviguṇam
Translation
မိန်းမက စတင်သူဖြစ်၍ သဘောတူညီပြီး အဆင့်အတန်းတူညီပါက သူသည် ပဏ ၁၂ ဒဏ်ကြေး ပေးရမည်။ စတင်သူ မိန်းမသည် ဒဏ်ကြေးကို နှစ်ဆ ပေးရမည်။
Word by Word
स्त्रीप्रकृताa woman by nature; one of female disposition
स्त्रीप्रकृता:
TypeNoun (adjectival)
Rootप्रकृति
Formस्त्री-प्रकृता = स्त्रियाः प्रकृतिः यस्याः सा; स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचन (विशेषणम्)
सकामाdesirous; acting with sexual desire/consent
सकामा:
TypeNoun (adjectival)
Rootकाम
Formसकामा = कामेन सह/कामवती; स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचन (विशेषणम्)
समानाequal (in status/standing)
समाना:
TypeNoun (adjectival)
Rootसम
Formसमाना = समा/सदृशी; स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचन (विशेषणम्)
द्वादशपणम्(a fine of) twelve paṇas
द्वादशपणम्:
TypeNoun
Rootपण
Formद्वादश-पणम्; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया एकवचन (दण्डम् इति विशेषणम्/परिमाणवाचकः)
दण्डम्a penalty; fine
दण्डम्:
TypeNoun
Rootदण्ड
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया एकवचन; कर्मपदम्
दद्यात्should pay / should be made to pay
दद्यात्:
TypeVerb
Rootदा
Formविधिलिङ् (optative), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; ‘(सा) दद्यात्’
प्रकर्त्रीthe female perpetrator/instigator
प्रकर्त्री:
TypeNoun (agent)
Rootप्रकृ
Formप्रकृ + तृच्; स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचन; कर्तृपदम्
द्विगुणम्double (in amount)
द्विगुणम्:
TypeNoun (adjectival)
Rootगुण
Formद्वि-गुणम्; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया एकवचन; (दण्डम् इति) विशेषणम्
Entities Mentioned
W
woman (initiator)M
manS
stateFAQs
Because the case is framed as consensual and between social equals, reducing the state’s view of coercive harm.
To discourage initiation that disrupts household/marriage arrangements; the rule assigns higher responsibility to the initiating party in this scenario.