Sutra 1

Devanagari script

साहसमन्वयवत्प्रसभकर्म ॥ कZ_०३.१७.०१ ॥

Transliteration

sāhasam anvayavat prasabhakarma

Translation

ਸਾਹਸ (ਹਿੰਸਕ ਅਪਰਾਧ/ਲੁੱਟ) ਉਹ ਬਲਪੂਰਵਕ ਕੀਤਾ ਕਰਮ ਹੈ ਜਿਸ ਵਿੱਚ ਅਨ੍ਵਯ (ਪਛਾਣਯੋਗ ਸੰਬੰਧ) ਹੋਵੇ—ਅਰਥਾਤ ਦੋਸ਼ੀ ਤੱਕ ਪਹੁੰਚਾਉਣ ਵਾਲੀ ਕੜੀ/ਨਿਸ਼ਾਨ ਮੌਜੂਦ ਹੋਵੇ।

Word by Word

• साहसम्: violent/forcible offence; an act of violence (a punishable offence)
• Type: Noun
• Root: साहस
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, एकवचन, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (सन्दर्भे कर्म/विषय-निर्देशः)

• अन्वयवत्: as having linkage/connection; with proper nexus (i.e., established/connected)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्वयवत्
• Form: वत्-प्रत्ययान्त विशेषणम्; नपुंसक-एकवचन (साहसम् इत्यस्य विशेषणम्); अव्ययीभाववत् प्रयोगः ‘…वत्’ = ‘…इव/…प्रकारेण’

• प्रसभकर्म: a forcible act; an act done by force/violence
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्मन् (उपपद: प्रसभ)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, एकवचन, प्रथमा (सूत्रे विधेय/परिभाषा-रूपेण)

Entities Mentioned

• sāhasa (violent offense)

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FAQs

What is the administrative use of ‘anvayavat’ in defining sāhasa?

It signals an evidentiary threshold: violent crimes tend to leave witnesses, traces, or direct linkage, enabling stronger prosecution and differentiated penalties.