Sutra 1
Devanagari script
द्वादशवर्षा स्त्री प्राप्तव्यवहारा भवति षोडशवर्षः पुमान् ॥ कZ_०३.३.०१ ॥
Transliteration
dvādaśavarṣā strī prāptavyavahārā bhavati ṣoḍaśavarṣaḥ pumān
Translation
ਬਾਰਾਂ ਸਾਲ ਦੀ ਔਰਤ ਕਾਨੂੰਨੀ ਤੌਰ ‘ਤੇ ਮੰਨਿਆ ਹੋਇਆ ਲੈਣ-ਦੇਣ ਕਰਨ ਯੋਗ ਹੁੰਦੀ ਹੈ; ਸੋਲ੍ਹਾਂ ਸਾਲ ਦਾ ਮਰਦ।
Word by Word
द्वादशवर्षाa female of twelve years (i.e., twelve-year-old girl)
द्वादशवर्षा:
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootवर्ष
Formस्त्रीलिङ्गः, प्रथमा-एकवचनम्; ‘द्वादश’ (संख्या) + ‘वर्ष’ → ‘द्वादशवर्षा’ = द्वादश-वर्ष-प्रमाणा (स्त्री)
स्त्रीa woman; female
स्त्री:
TypeNoun
Rootस्त्री
Formस्त्रीलिङ्गः, प्रथमा-एकवचनम्
प्राप्तव्यवहाराeligible/competent for legal transactions (fit for vyavahāra)
प्राप्तव्यवहारा:
TypeAdjective (verbal derivative)
Rootव्यवहार
Formस्त्रीलिङ्गः, प्रथमा-एकवचनम्; ‘प्राप्त’ (ppp of √आप्/प्राप् ‘to obtain/attain’) + ‘व्यवहार’ → ‘प्राप्त-व्यवहार’ = व्यवहार-योग्या/व्यवहार-अधिकार-प्राप्ता
भवतिbecomes; is
भवति:
TypeVerb
Root√भू
Formलट्-लकारः, परस्मैपदम्, प्रथम-पुरुषः, एकवचनम्
षोडशवर्षःa male of sixteen years (sixteen-year-old boy/man)
षोडशवर्षः:
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootवर्ष
Formपुंलिङ्गः, प्रथमा-एकवचनम्; ‘षोडश’ (संख्या) + ‘वर्ष’ → ‘षोडशवर्षः’ = षोडश-वर्ष-प्रमाणः (पुं)
पुमान्a man; male
पुमान्:
TypeNoun
Rootपुमांस्
Formपुंलिङ्गः, प्रथमा-एकवचनम् (प्रातिपदिकम्: पुमांस्; रूपम्: पुमान्)
Entities Mentioned
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strīP
pumānFAQs
It indicates the state will treat the person as competent for certain legal dealings—e.g., appearing in disputes, consenting to arrangements, or being subject to defined liabilities.
It reflects a household-centered legal regime where maturity, marriageability, and guardianship norms were codified into administrable thresholds.