Sutra 9
Devanagari script
महापशुमनुष्यक्षेत्रगृहहिरण्यसुवर्णसूक्ष्मवस्त्रादीनां स्थूलकद्रव्याणां द्विशतावरः पञ्चशतपरो मध्यमः साहसदण्डः ॥ कZ_०३.१७.०९ ॥
Transliteration
mahāpaśumanuṣyakṣetragṛhahiraṇyasuvarṇasūkṣmavastrādīnāṃ sthūlakadravyāṇāṃ dviśatāvaraḥ pañcaśataparo madhyamaḥ sāhasadaṇḍaḥ
Translation
ਵੱਡੇ ਪਸ਼ੂ, ਮਨੁੱਖ, ਖੇਤ, ਘਰ, ਚਾਂਦੀ, ਸੋਨਾ, ਬਰੀਕ ਕਪੜੇ ਆਦਿ ਜਿਹੇ ਮਹੱਤਵਪੂਰਨ/ਵੱਡੇ ਨਿਸ਼ਾਨਿਆਂ ਲਈ ‘ਮੱਧਮ’ ਸਾਹਸ-ਦੰਡ 200 ਪਣ (ਘੱਟੋ-ਘੱਟ) ਤੋਂ 500 ਪਣ (ਵੱਧ ਤੋਂ ਵੱਧ) ਤੱਕ ਹੈ।
Word by Word
महापशु-मनुष्य-क्षेत्र-गृह-हिरण्य-सुवर्ण-सूक्ष्म-वस्त्र-आदीनाम्of (items such as) large cattle, humans (slaves/servants), fields, houses, gold (uncoined), coined gold, fine cloth, etc.
महापशु-मनुष्य-क्षेत्र-गृह-हिरण्य-सुवर्ण-सूक्ष्म-वस्त्र-आदीनाम्:
TypeNoun
Rootपशु/मनुष्य/क्षेत्र/गृह/हिरण्य/सुवर्ण/वस्त्र + आदि
Formषष्ठी-बहुवचन (genitive plural); समासपद; ‘आदि’ = etc.
स्थूलक-द्रव्याणाम्of bulky/coarse goods (bulk property)
स्थूलक-द्रव्याणाम्:
TypeNoun
Rootद्रव्य
Formषष्ठी-बहुवचन (genitive plural)
द्विशत-अवरःhaving 200 (as) the lower (limit)
द्विशत-अवरः:
TypeAdjective
Rootअवर
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-एकवचन; ‘अवरः’ = lower (grade)
पञ्चशत-परःhaving 500 (as) the upper (limit)
पञ्चशत-परः:
TypeAdjective
Rootपर
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-एकवचन; ‘परः’ = upper (limit)
मध्यमःthe middle (grade)
मध्यमः:
TypeAdjective
Rootमध्यम
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-एकवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifies साहसदण्डः)
साहस-दण्डःthe sāhasa-penalty (fine for forcible/violent offence)
साहस-दण्डः:
TypeNoun
Rootदण्ड
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-एकवचन
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The framework treats coercive/violent interference with personal liberty and major assets as comparable high-severity harms requiring stronger deterrence.