Sutra 25
Devanagari script
स्त्रीपुंसयोर्मैथुनार्थेनाङ्गविचेष्टायां रहोऽश्लीलसम्भाषायां वा चतुर्विंशतिपणः स्त्रिया दण्डः पुंसो द्विगुणः ॥ कZ_०३.३.२५ ॥
Transliteration
strīpuṃsayor maithunārthenāṅgaviceṣṭāyāṃ raho'ślīlasambhāṣāyāṃ vā caturviṃśatipaṇaḥ striyā daṇḍaḥ puṃso dviguṇaḥ
Translation
ਜੇ ਔਰਤ ਅਤੇ ਮਰਦ ਸੰਭੋਗ ਦੇ ਉਦੇਸ਼ ਨਾਲ ਸਰੀਰਕ ਇਸ਼ਾਰੇ/ਚੇਸ਼ਟਾਵਾਂ ਕਰਨ, ਜਾਂ ਇਕਾਂਤ ਵਿੱਚ ਅਸ਼ਲੀਲ ਗੱਲਬਾਤ ਕਰਨ, ਤਾਂ ਔਰਤ ‘ਤੇ ਚੌਵੀ ਪਣ ਜੁਰਮਾਨਾ; ਮਰਦ ‘ਤੇ ਉਸ ਦਾ ਦੋਗੁਣਾ।
Word by Word
स्त्रीपुंसयोःof a woman and a man (of the two: woman and man)
स्त्रीपुंसयोः:
TypeNoun
Rootस्त्री; पुंस्
Formषष्ठी-द्विवचनम् (genitive dual)
मैथुनार्थेनfor the purpose of sexual intercourse
मैथुनार्थेन:
TypeNoun
Rootमैथुन; अर्थ
Formतृतीया-एकवचनम् (instrumental singular); अर्थ-शब्दः ‘for the purpose of’
अङ्गविचेष्टायाम्in (the act of) bodily gestures/movements
अङ्गविचेष्टायाम्:
TypeNoun
Rootअङ्ग; विचेष्टा
Formसप्तमी-एकवचनम् (locative singular)
रहःin private; in seclusion
रहः:
TypeNoun
Rootरहस्
Formसप्तमी-एकवचनम् (locative singular; Vedic/irregular form used adverbially)
अश्लीलसम्भाषायाम्in obscene conversation
अश्लीलसम्भाषायाम्:
TypeNoun
Rootअश्लील; सम्भाषा
Formसप्तमी-एकवचनम् (locative singular)
वाor
वा:
TypeParticle
Rootवा
Formविकल्पार्थक-अव्ययम्
चतुर्विंशतिपणःa fine of twenty-four paṇas
चतुर्विंशतिपणः:
TypeNoun
Rootचतुर्विंशति; पण
Formप्रथमा-एकवचनम् (nominative singular); दण्ड-राशिः (fine-amount)
स्त्रियाfor the woman (on the woman’s side)
स्त्रिया:
TypeNoun
Rootस्त्री
Formतृतीया-एकवचनम् (instrumental singular; ‘for/by the woman’ in fine-assignment)
दण्डःthe penalty/fine
दण्डः:
TypeNoun
Rootदण्ड
Formप्रथमा-एकवचनम् (nominative singular)
पुंसःfor the man
पुंसः:
TypeNoun
Rootपुंस्
Formषष्ठी-एकवचनम् (genitive singular; ‘of/for the man’)
द्विगुणःdouble (in amount)
द्विगुणः:
TypeAdjective
Rootद्वि; गुण
Formप्रथमा-एकवचनम् (nominative singular masculine); दण्ड-विशेषणम्
Entities Mentioned
W
woman (strī)M
man (puṃs)S
state/judicial authority (implicit)FAQs
A deterrence-asymmetry principle: the party viewed as more capable of coercion or instigation is penalized more heavily to reduce predation and disorder.