Sutra 27

Devanagari script

शङ्कितस्थाने सम्भाषायां च पणस्थाने शिफादण्डः ॥ कZ_०३.३.२७ ॥

Transliteration

śaṅkitasthāne sambhāṣāyāṃ ca paṇasthāne śiphādaṇḍaḥ

Translation

ਸ਼ੱਕੀ ਥਾਂ ‘ਤੇ ਗੱਲਬਾਤ ਕਰਨ ਲਈ ਸ਼ਿਫਾ-ਦੰਡ; ਅਤੇ ਜੂਆ/ਪਣ-ਥਾਂ ‘ਤੇ ਦੰਡ ਇੱਕ ਪਣ।

Word by Word

• शङ्कितस्थाने: in a suspected place
• Type: Noun
• Root: शङ्कित (√शङ्क्/शङ्क् ‘to suspect’, क्त) + स्थान
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे एकवचने सप्तमी; ‘शङ्कितं स्थानम्’ / ‘शङ्कितस्य स्थानम्’ इत्यर्थे—‘suspected place’

• सम्भाषायाम्: in (suspicious) conversation
• Type: Noun
• Root: सम् + √भाष् (to speak) → सम्भाषा
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे एकवचने सप्तमी

• च: and
• Type: Particle
• Root: च
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्ययम्

• पणस्थाने: in a gambling/transaction place
• Type: Noun
• Root: पण + स्थान
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे एकवचने सप्तमी; ‘पणस्य स्थानम्’

• शिफादण्डः: the punishment of whipping (lash/whip penalty)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिफा + दण्ड
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे एकवचने प्रथमा; ‘शिफायाः दण्डः’

Entities Mentioned

• suspects (implicit)
• police/administration (implicit)

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FAQs

What is the administrative purpose of penalizing mere 'conversation' in a suspicious place?

It authorizes low-level intervention in high-risk locations to disrupt planning and solicitation before a serious offense occurs.