Sutra 18
Devanagari script
स्वकरणाभावे पञ्चबन्धो दण्डः ॥ कZ_०३.१६.१८ ॥
Transliteration
svakaraṇābhāve pañcabandho daṇḍaḥ
Translation
ਆਪਣਾ ਸਬੂਤ (ਸਵਕਰਣ) ਨਾ ਹੋਵੇ ਤਾਂ ਪੰਚਬੰਧ ਦੰਡ।
Word by Word
स्वकरणाभावेin the absence of one’s own (hand-made) instrument/document/attestation
स्वकरणाभावे:
TypeNoun
Rootअभाव
Formपुंलिङ्ग; एकवचन; सप्तमी (अधिकरणे); समासः = स्वकरणस्य अभावे
पञ्चबन्धःthe ‘fivefold bond’ (a penalty category involving five kinds of restraint/bond)
पञ्चबन्धः:
TypeNoun
Rootबन्ध
Formपुंलिङ्ग; एकवचन; प्रथमा; समासः = पञ्च (संख्या) + बन्ध (बंधन-प्रकारः)
दण्डःthe penalty/punishment (is)
दण्डः:
TypeNoun
Rootदण्ड
Formपुंलिङ्ग; एकवचन; प्रथमा; विधेय (predicate nominative)
Entities Mentioned
R
rājā (implicitly, enforcing authority)C
claimant/holder (svakaraṇa)FAQs
Claims over property require claimant-side proof; absence of proof triggers a deterrent penalty to reduce fraudulent claims and evidentiary abuse.