Sutra 16
Devanagari script
स्वयं हन्ता घातयिता हर्ता हारयिता च वध्यः ॥ कZ_०२.२९.१६ ॥
Transliteration
svayaṃ hantā ghātayitā hartā hārayitā ca vadhyaḥ
Translation
स्वयं हन्ता, घातयिता, हर्ता तथा हारयिता—एते सर्वे वध्याः।
Word by Word
स्वयम्personally; oneself
स्वयम्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootस्वयम्
Formअव्यय; ‘स्वतः/स्वयमेव’ इत्यर्थे
हन्ताthe killer (one who kills)
हन्ता:
TypeNoun (agent noun)
Rootहन्
Formपुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-एकवचन; कर्तरि तृच् (तृन्) प्रत्ययान्त ‘हन्तृ’ = हन्ता
घातयिताone who causes (another) to kill; instigator
घातयिता:
TypeNoun (agent noun)
Rootघातय् (घातयति) < √हन् (णिच्)
Formपुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-एकवचन; कर्तरि तृच् (तृन्) प्रत्ययान्त; causative-agent: ‘one who causes killing’
हर्ताthe taker; robber; thief
हर्ता:
TypeNoun (agent noun)
Rootहृ
Formपुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-एकवचन; कर्तरि तृच् (तृन्) प्रत्ययान्त ‘हर्तृ’ = हर्ता
हारयिताone who causes (another) to take away; instigator of theft
हारयिता:
TypeNoun (agent noun)
Rootहारय् (हारयति) < √हृ (णिच्)
Formपुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-एकवचन; कर्तरि तृच् (तृन्) प्रत्ययान्त; causative-agent: ‘one who causes taking away’
चand
च:
TypeParticle
Rootच
Formअव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक
वध्यःis to be executed; punishable by death
वध्यः:
TypeAdjective (predicative)
Rootवध्य (from √वध/√हन्; ‘to be killed’)
Formपुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-एकवचन; कृदन्त-विशेषण (भाव्य/यत्-प्रत्ययार्थः): ‘वध्य’ = ‘to be executed/liable to be killed’
Entities Mentioned
P
principal offenderA
abettor/instigatorFAQs
Parity of liability for abetment: the state targets the entire criminal chain—planner, procurer, and executor—to strengthen deterrence.