Sutra 18

Devanagari script

ग्रामिकस्य ग्रामादस्तेनपारदारिकं निरस्यतश्चतुर्विंशतिपणो दण्डः ग्रामस्योत्तमः ॥ कZ_०३.१०.१८ ॥

Transliteration

grāmikasya grāmād astenapāradārikaṃ nirasyataś caturviṃśatipaṇo daṇḍaḥ grāmasyottamaḥ

Translation

ਜੇ ਪਿੰਡ ਦਾ ਮੁਖੀਆ ਪਿੰਡ ਤੋਂ ਚੋਰ ਜਾਂ ਪਰ-ਇਸਤਰੀਗਾਮੀ (ਵਿਆਭਿਚਾਰੀ) ਨੂੰ ਕੱਢ ਦੇਵੇ, ਤਾਂ ਜੋ ਉਸ ਨਿਕਾਲੇ ਜਾਣ ਦੀ ਉਲੰਘਣਾ/ਅਵਗਿਆ ਕਰੇ, ਉਸ ਲਈ ਪਿੰਡ-ਪੱਧਰ ਦਾ ਸਭ ਤੋਂ ਵੱਡਾ ਦੰਡ ਚੌਵੀ ਪਣ ਹੈ।

Word by Word

• ग्रामिकस्य: of the village headman
• Type: Noun
• Root: ग्रामिक
• Form: षष्ठी-एकवचनम्, पुंलिङ्गम्

• ग्रामात्: from the village
• Type: Noun
• Root: ग्राम
• Form: पञ्चमी-एकवचनम्, पुंलिङ्गम्

• अस्तेन: by one who is not a thief (i.e., by a non-thief)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अ-स्तेन
• Form: तृतीया-एकवचनम्, पुंलिङ्गम्; नञ्-समासपूर्वक विशेषणम्

• पारदारिकम्: an adulterer
• Type: Noun
• Root: पारदारिक
• Form: द्वितीया-एकवचनम्, पुंलिङ्गम्

• निरस्यतः: of (him) who expels/drives out
• Type: Verb
• Root: निर्-अस्
• Form: वर्तमानकाले, शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (present active participle); षष्ठी-एकवचनम् (सम्बन्धे), पुंलिङ्गम्

• च: and
• Type: Particle
• Root: च
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्ययम्

• चतुर्विंशतिपणः: a fine of twenty-four paṇas
• Type: Noun
• Root: चतुर्विंशति-पण
• Form: प्रथमा-एकवचनम्, पुंलिङ्गम्; संख्याविशेषणपूर्वकः दण्डराशिः

• दण्डः: punishment; fine
• Type: Noun
• Root: दण्ड
• Form: प्रथमा-एकवचनम्, पुंलिङ्गम्

• ग्रामस्य: of the village
• Type: Noun
• Root: ग्राम
• Form: षष्ठी-एकवचनम्, पुंलिङ्गम्

• उत्तमः: the highest (grade)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उत्तम
• Form: प्रथमा-एकवचनम्, पुंलिङ्गम्; दण्डविशेषणम्

Entities Mentioned

• grāmika (village headman)
• stena (thief)
• pāradārika (adulterer)

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FAQs

What does this verse imply about the grāmika’s authority?

The grāmika has delegated policing authority, including exclusion/banishment of disruptive offenders, backed by a high village-level sanction.