Sutra 15

Devanagari script

अन्यथा स्तेयदण्डं भजेत । इति रूपाभिग्रहः ॥ कZ_०४.६.१५ ॥

Transliteration

anyathā steyadaṇḍaṃ bhajeta | iti rūpābhigrahaḥ ।

Translation

ਨਹੀਂ ਤਾਂ ਉਹ ਚੋਰੀ ਦੀ ਸਜ਼ਾ ਭੋਗੇਗਾ। ਇਸ ਤਰ੍ਹਾਂ ‘ਰੂਪਾਭਿਗ੍ਰਹ’ (ਰੂਪ/ਨਿਸ਼ਾਨਾਂ ਰਾਹੀਂ ਪਛਾਣ) ਸਮਾਪਤ ਹੁੰਦਾ ਹੈ।

Word by Word

• अन्यथा: otherwise; if not so
• Type: Avyaya
• Root: अन्यथा (indecl.)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकार/विपर्ययार्थे ‘otherwise’

• स्तेय-दण्डम्: the penalty for theft
• Type: Noun
• Root: दण्ड (√दण्ड्/दण्ड् as noun stem)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; एकवचन; द्वितीया; ‘स्तेयस्य दण्डः’

• भजेत: should incur / should undergo
• Type: Verb
• Root: √भज्
• Form: लोट् (विधिलिङ्/आज्ञार्थे); परस्मैपदम्; प्रथमपुरुष; एकवचन

• इति: thus; so (quotative)
• Type: Avyaya
• Root: इति (indecl.)
• Form: अव्यय; उद्धरण/समाप्त्यर्थक

• रूप-अभिग्रहः: identification by appearance; determination based on form
• Type: Noun
• Root: अभिग्रह (from √ग्रह् with अभि-)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; एकवचन; प्रथमा; ‘रूपस्य अभिग्रहः’

Entities Mentioned

• accused
• state/judiciary

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FAQs

When does the case convert into a theft case?

When the possessor cannot substantiate lawful acquisition/restoration and fails the prescribed corroboration tests.