Arthashastra 3.13.18: Dharmasthiya, Adhyaya 13, Sutra 18

Devanagari script

दण्डप्रणीतः कर्मणा दण्डमुपनयेत् ॥

Recitation with translationArthashastra 3.13.18

Transliteration

daṇḍapraṇītaḥ karmaṇā daṇḍam upanayet

Translation

Ten kto został objęty karą, daṇḍą, powinien odpracować karę poprzez pracę, to jest rozliczyć grzywnę poprzez służbę.

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Word by Word

• दण्डप्रणीतः: one who is controlled/regulated by punishment (the rod of authority)
• Type: Participle (Verbal adjective)
• Root: प्र-नी (नी)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-एकवचन; भूतकृदन्त (क्त), ‘प्रणीत’ = ‘प्र-नी’ धातोः क्त-प्रत्ययान्त; समासः: दण्डस्य प्रणीतः = दण्डेन/दण्डात् नियोजितः/प्रेरितः

• कर्मणा: by action; through (proper) work/act
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृ
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-एकवचन; ‘कर्मन्’ शब्दः

• दण्डम्: punishment; the rod/penalty (state punishment)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दण्ड
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-एकवचन

• उपनयेत्: should impose/bring about (apply)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उप-नी (नी)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; धातुः ‘नी’ (1P) उपसर्गः ‘उप-’; अर्थः ‘उपनयति’ = ‘आनयेत्/प्रापयेत्/लागू करोतु’

Entities Mentioned

• offender (implicit)
• state authority (implicit)

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FAQs

What administrative instrument is described here?

A conversion mechanism between monetary penalties and labor service, enabling enforcement even when cash payment is impossible.

What is the governance risk this addresses?

Non-collectability of fines; labor conversion preserves deterrence and revenue-equivalent value.