Sutra 6

Devanagari script

आधानविक्रयापव्ययनेषु चास्य चतुर्गुणपञ्चबन्धो दण्डः ॥ कZ_०३.१२.०६ ॥

Transliteration

ādhānavikrayāpavyayaneṣu cāsya caturguṇapañcabandho daṇḍaḥ

Translation

ਜੇ ਉਹ ਇਸ ਨੂੰ ਗਿਰਵੀ ਰੱਖੇ, ਵੇਚ ਦੇਵੇ ਜਾਂ ਉਡਾ/ਨਸ਼ਟ ਕਰ ਦੇਵੇ, ਤਾਂ ਕੀਮਤ ਦਾ ਚੌਗੁਣਾ ਅਤੇ ‘ਪੰਚਬੰਧ’ ਸਮੇਤ ਜੁਰਮਾਨਾ ਹੋਵੇਗਾ।

Word by Word

• आधान: deposit; placing in custody
• Type: Noun
• Root: आ-धा
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचन (समाहार/कर्मधारयार्थे भाववाचक-नाम)

• विक्रय: sale
• Type: Noun
• Root: वि-क्रि
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचन (भाववाचक)

• अपव्ययनेषु: in cases of misappropriation
• Type: Noun
• Root: अप-व्यय
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; सप्तमी बहुवचन; ‘-न’ प्रत्ययान्त (अपव्ययन = अपव्यय-क्रिया/अपव्यय-व्यवहार)

• च: and
• Type: Particle
• Root: च
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक अव्यय

• अस्य: of him/this person
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम्
• Form: षष्ठी एकवचन; पुं/नपुंसक (संदर्भानुसार)

• चतुर्गुणपञ्चबन्धः: a fine assessed as four times (according to the five-bandha scale/standard)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चतुर् + गुण + पञ्च + बन्ध
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा एकवचन; दण्डस्य विशेषणम्—‘चतुर्गुण’ (चार-गुना) + ‘पञ्चबन्ध’ (पाँच-बन्ध/पञ्चगुण-आधार) इति परिमाणनिर्देश

• दण्डः: the fine (punishment)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दण्ड
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा एकवचन; कर्तृ/विधेय (वाक्यस्य मुख्यपदम्)

Entities Mentioned

• deposit-holder (offender)
• state treasury (implied recipient of fine)

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FAQs

Why are pledging/selling/dissipating treated more harshly than mere use?

They convert custody into alienation, creating higher risk of non-recovery and signaling intent to defraud; hence a strongly deterrent, aggravated fine.