Sutra 42

Devanagari script

उपहन्तृषु विशिष्टः ॥ कZ_०३.१०.४२ ॥

Transliteration

upahantṛṣu viśiṣṭaḥ

Translation

ਹਮਲਾਵਰਾਂ ਵਿੱਚ ਜੋ ਮੁੱਖ/ਵੱਧ ਦੋਸ਼ੀ ਹੋਵੇ, ਉਸ ਨਾਲ ਵੱਖਰੇ ਤੌਰ ਤੇ (ਹੋਰ ਕੜੀ ਤਰ੍ਹਾਂ) ਸਲੂਕ/ਸਜ਼ਾ ਕੀਤੀ ਜਾਵੇ।

Word by Word

• उपहन्तृषु: among the assailants / among those who cause harm
• Type: Noun
• Root: उप-हन् (हन्ति) / उपहन्तृ (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; बहुवचन; सप्तमी विभक्ति; कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक ‘उपहन्तृ’ (उप-√हन् + तृच्), ‘उपहन्ता/उपहन्तृ’ = उपघातक/हिंसक/आक्रमणकर्ता; ‘-षु’ = सप्तमी बहुवचन

• विशिष्टः: is distinguished / is exceptional / is the principal one
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √शिष् (विशिष्यते) / विशिष्ट (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; एकवचन; प्रथमा विभक्ति; भूतकृदन्त (वि-√शिष् + क्त) ‘विशिष्ट’ = विशेषेण स्थित/श्रेष्ठ/प्रमुख

Entities Mentioned

• principal offender
• co-offenders

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FAQs

Who is 'viśiṣṭa' in a group offence?

Typically the instigator/leader or the one who delivers the decisive harm—identified to receive a higher sanction than mere participants.