Sutra 10

Devanagari script

तस्यातिक्रमे चतुष्पञ्चाशत्पणो दण्डः ॥ कZ_०३.८.१० ॥

Transliteration

tasyātikrame catuṣpañcāśatpaṇo daṇḍaḥ

Translation

ਉਸ ਨਿਯਮ ਦੀ ਉਲੰਘਣਾ ਕਰਨ ਤੇ ਚੌਵੰਜਾ ਪਣ ਦਾ ਜੁਰਮਾਨਾ ਹੈ।

Word by Word

• तस्य: of that (act/that rule/that case)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: षष्ठी-एकवचनम् (Gen. sg.), पुं/नपुं; सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक

• अतिक्रमे: in the case of transgression/violation
• Type: Noun (action-noun)
• Root: अति√क्रम्
• Form: सप्तमी-एकवचनम् (Loc. sg.), पुं; भाववाचक-नाम (violation/overstepping)

• च: and
• Type: Particle
• Root: च
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunctive indeclinable)

• चतुष्पञ्चाशत्पणः: a fine of fifty-four paṇas (coins)
• Type: Noun (numeral compound)
• Root: चतुः + पञ्चाशत् + पण
• Form: प्रथमा-एकवचनम् (Nom. sg.), पुं; ‘पण’ (coin) with numeral qualifier; अर्थः = 54 पणाः

• दण्डः: the penalty/fine
• Type: Noun
• Root: दण्ड
• Form: प्रथमा-एकवचनम् (Nom. sg.), पुं; दण्ड (punishment/fine)

Entities Mentioned

• offender
• treasury (recipient of fine)

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FAQs

Why might the drainage violation fine be higher than some other building infringements?

Drainage failures can produce cascading public harms (flooding, contamination, road damage), so the state prices the externality via a higher fine.