Sutra 24

Devanagari script

प्रमादाद्दीप्तेषु चतुष्पञ्चाशत्पणो दण्डः ॥ कZ_०२.३६.२४ ॥

Transliteration

pramādād dīpteṣu catuṣpañcāśatpaṇo daṇḍaḥ

Translation

प्रमादाद् दीप्तेषु (अग्निषु) चतुष्पञ्चाशत्पणो दण्डः।

Word by Word

• प्रमादात्: from/through negligence; due to carelessness
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रमाद
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; पञ्चमी-एकवचन (अपादान/हेतु-अर्थे: 'from/through negligence')

• दीप्तेषु: in (cases of) things being lit/burning; when fires/lights are burning
• Type: Adjective (used substantively)
• Root: दीप्त
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; सप्तमी-बहुवचन; 'दीप्त' (ppp of √दीप् 'to blaze/shine')—locative plural: 'in/among things that are lit/burning'

• च: and; also
• Type: Particle
• Root: च
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunctive)

• चतुःपञ्चाशत्: fifty-four
• Type: Numeral
• Root: चतुःपञ्चाशत्
• Form: संख्यावाचक; अव्ययवत्/अपरिवर्त्य-रूप (cardinal) = 54

• पणः: paṇa (a monetary unit/coin)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पण
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-एकवचन; संख्याया विशेष्यः (54 पणः)

• दण्डः: penalty; fine
• Type: Noun
• Root: दण्ड
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-एकवचन; विधेय (predicate): 'the penalty/fine is'

Entities Mentioned

• negligent actors (residents/trades)
• municipal judiciary

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FAQs

Why is negligence punished more heavily than non-assistance?

Negligence creates the hazard and imposes external costs; higher fines internalize the damage risk and deter careless behavior.