Arthashastra — Adhyakshaprachara, Sutra 13

Devanagari script

अनपसारः कण्टकशोधनाय नीयेत ॥ कZ_०२.१४.१३ ॥

Transliteration

anapasāraḥ kaṇṭakaśodhanāya nīyeta

Translation

ਜੋ ਵਿਅਕਤੀ ਵਾਪਸੀ/ਹਰਜਾਨਾ ਨਹੀਂ ਕਰਦਾ, ਉਸ ਨੂੰ ਕਣਟਕਸ਼ੋਧਨ (ਬਾਜ਼ਾਰ-ਅਪਰਾਧੀਆਂ ਦੇ ਦਮਨ ਲਈ ਔਪਚਾਰਿਕ ਕਾਰਵਾਈ) ਲਈ ਲੈ ਜਾਇਆ ਜਾਵੇ।

Word by Word

• अनपसारः: one who does not flee; a non-absconding (offender)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अपसृ (अप + सृ)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, प्रथमा-एकवचनम्; नञ्-पूर्वकः (अन् + अपसार) भाववाचक-प्रातिपदिकम्

• कण्टकशोधनाय: for the purpose of removing ‘thorns’ (i.e., suppressing criminals and nuisances)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शुध् (शोधन) / शुध्-प्रत्ययान्त; कण्टक (न.)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गः, चतुर्थी-एकवचनम्; ‘कण्टकस्य शोधनम्’ इति समासः; प्रयोजनार्थे चतुर्थी (for the purpose of)

• नीयेत: should be taken/led (brought)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नी
• Form: लिङ् (विधिलिङ्), आत्मनेपदम्, प्रथमपुरुषः, एकवचनम्; कर्मणि-प्रयोगः (passive): ‘he should be led/brought’

Entities Mentioned

• kaṇṭakaśodhana (anti-offence proceeding/department)

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FAQs

What is the administrative point of sending a person to kaṇṭakaśodhana?

It treats economic wrongdoing as a public-order issue: the state formally processes and disciplines offenders to keep markets trustworthy.