Sutra 23

Devanagari script

प्रणालीमोक्षो वर्षति अन्यथा द्वादशपणो दण्डः ॥ कZ_०३.८.२३ ॥

Transliteration

praṇālīmokṣo varṣati anyathā dvādaśapaṇo daṇḍaḥ

Translation

ਮੀਂਹ ਪੈਂਦੇ ਸਮੇਂ ਨਾਲੀ/ਪ੍ਰਣਾਲੀ ਰਾਹੀਂ ਪਾਣੀ ਛੱਡਣਾ ਮਨਜ਼ੂਰ ਹੈ; ਨਹੀਂ ਤਾਂ ਬਾਰਾਂ ਪਣ ਦਾ ਦੰਡ ਹੈ।

Word by Word

• प्रणालीमोक्षः: release/letting out of water through a canal/channel (drainage/irrigation outlet)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रणाली + मोक्ष
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-एकवचन

• वर्षति: occurs / happens (rains; here: takes place)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वृष् (वर्षति)
• Form: लट्-लकार, परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन

• अन्यथा: otherwise / if not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अन्यथा
• Form: अव्यय

• द्वादशपणः: (a fine of) twelve paṇas
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्वादश + पण
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-एकवचन (दण्ड-विशेषणम्)

• दण्डः: penalty / fine
• Type: Noun
• Root: दण्ड
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-एकवचन

Entities Mentioned

• householder
• praṇālī (drain/spout)
• state penal authority

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FAQs

What governance principle is illustrated by allowing discharge only during rainfall?

A time–place–manner constraint: it permits necessary drainage when unavoidable, but penalizes discretionary discharge that creates preventable nuisance or damage.