Sutra 12
Devanagari script
स्वापतेयं विक्रयमाधानं वा नयन्त्याः सपादपञ्चाशत्पणः पणोऽर्धपणच्छेदने ॥ कZ_०२.२७.१२ ॥
Transliteration
svāpateyaṃ vikrayam ādhānaṃ vā nayantyāḥ sapādapañcāśatpaṇaḥ paṇo'rdhapaṇacchedane
Translation
स्वापतेयं विक्रयमाधानं वा नयन्त्याः सपादपञ्चाशत्पणो दण्डः; पणोऽर्धपणच्छेदने तदनुरूपः।
Word by Word
स्वापतेयम्a deposit/pledged property kept in trust
स्वापतेयम्:
TypeNoun
Rootस्वापतेय
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, एकवचन, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (कर्मपद)
विक्रयम्sale/alienation
विक्रयम्:
TypeNoun
Rootविक्रय
Formपुंलिङ्ग, एकवचन, द्वितीया (कर्मपद)
आधानम्placing/pledging (depositing/handing over)
आधानम्:
TypeNoun
Rootआधान
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, एकवचन, द्वितीया (कर्मपद)
वाor
वा:
TypeParticle
Rootवा
Formविकल्पार्थक अव्यय
नयन्त्याःof one who carries off / disposes (it) away
नयन्त्याः:
TypeVerb (Participle)
Rootनी
Formवर्तमानकालिक शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (present active participle), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, एकवचन, षष्ठी (सम्बन्धे) — ‘of (a woman) who carries off/leads away’
सपादपञ्चाशत्पणःa fine of fifty and a quarter paṇas
सपादपञ्चाशत्पणः:
TypeNoun (numeral expression)
Rootसपाद-पञ्चाशत्-पण
Formपुंलिङ्ग, एकवचन, प्रथमा — ‘fine amount’; सपाद = ‘with a quarter’; पञ्चाशत् = 50; पण = monetary unit
पणःa paṇa (coin/money-unit)
पणः:
TypeNoun
Rootपण
Formपुंलिङ्ग, एकवचन, प्रथमा — (दण्ड/मूल्य-परिमाणे)
अर्धपणच्छेदनेin the case of a half-paṇa cut/deduction
अर्धपणच्छेदने:
TypeNoun
Rootअर्धपण-छेदन
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, एकवचन, सप्तमी (अधिकरणे) — ‘in the case of cutting/abating by half a paṇa’
Entities Mentioned
G
gaṇikā (contextual)C
creditor/pledgee (implied)S
state adjudicator (implied)FAQs
It discourages liquidation/pledging that could undermine regulated revenue streams and household asset security, signaling strict control over disposal of property.