Arthashastra 3.2.46: Dharmasthiya, Adhyaya 2, Sutra 46
Devanagari script
न चाकामः पुरुषः कुष्ठिनीमुन्मत्तां वा गच्छेत् ॥
Transliteration
na cākāmaḥ puruṣaḥ kuṣṭhinīm unmattaṃ vā gacchet
Translation
Ani mężczyzna nie powinien być zmuszany, wbrew swojej woli, do obcowania z kobietą cierpiącą na trąd lub poważną chorobę skóry, albo z tą, która jest obłąkana.
Word by Word
नnot
न:
TypeParticle (Negation)
Rootन
Formनिषेधार्थक-अव्ययम्
चand; also (in context with न: ‘nor’)
च:
TypeParticle
Rootच
Formसमुच्चयार्थक-अव्ययम् (here: emphatic/continuative with negation)
अकामःone who is unwilling; without desire/consent
अकामः:
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootकाम
Formपुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा-एकवचनम्; नञ्-तत्पुरुषः (अ- + काम) = ‘अकाम’
पुरुषःa man; male person
पुरुषः:
TypeNoun
Rootपुरुष
Formपुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा-एकवचनम्
कुष्ठिनीम्a leprous woman
कुष्ठिनीम्:
TypeNoun
Rootकुष्ठिनी
Formस्त्रीलिङ्गे द्वितीया-एकवचनम्
उन्मत्ताम्an insane woman
उन्मत्ताम्:
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootउन्मत्ता
Formस्त्रीलिङ्गे द्वितीया-एकवचनम्
वाor
वा:
TypeParticle
Rootवा
Formविकल्पार्थक-अव्ययम्
गच्छेत्should go/approach (here: should not approach/cohabit)
गच्छेत्:
TypeVerb
Rootगम्
Formलोट्/विधिलिङ् (optative) परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुषः, एकवचनम्; धातुः: गम्; प्रयोगः: विधिनिषेध (न ... गच्छेत् = ‘should not go/approach’)
Entities Mentioned
M
manW
woman with diseaseW
woman with insanityFAQs
It mirrors the consent limitation from the male side, indicating a bilateral constraint on forced cohabitation.
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