Sutra 21

Devanagari script

मर्यादापहरणे पूर्वः साहसदण्डः ॥ कZ_०३.९.२१ ॥

Transliteration

maryādāpaharaṇe pūrvaḥ sāhasadaṇḍaḥ

Translation

ਹੱਦ-ਨਿਸ਼ਾਨ ਹਟਾਉਣ ‘ਤੇ ਸਾਹਸ-ਦੰਡ ਦਾ ਪਹਿਲਾ (ਸਭ ਤੋਂ ਘੱਟ) ਦੰਡ ਲਾਗੂ ਹੋਵੇਗਾ।

Word by Word

• मर्यादा-अपहरणे: in (the case of) removal of boundary markers / boundary encroachment
• Type: Noun
• Root: अप-हृ
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; एकवचन; सप्तमी (अधिकरणे); समस्तपदम्। मर्यादा (स्त्री.) + अपहरण (नपुं.) → मर्यादापहरण; सप्तमी एकवचन: -े

• पूर्वः: the first (grade) / the lowest (grade)
• Type: Noun (Adjective used substantively)
• Root: पूर्व
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; एकवचन; प्रथमा; विशेषणरूपेण (साहसदण्डः इत्यस्य)

• साहस-दण्डः: the sāhasa-penalty (a prescribed fine/punishment)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दण्ड
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; एकवचन; प्रथमा; समस्तपदम्। साहस (नपुं.) + दण्ड (पुं.) → साहसदण्ड; प्रथमा एकवचन: -ः

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FAQs

Why is boundary-marker removal treated under sāhasa (force/offense) rather than a purely civil wrong?

Because it undermines the evidentiary basis of title and invites coercive encroachment, threatening public order and revenue stability.