Sutra 25

Devanagari script

प्रज्ञापयतो यथोपघातं दापयेत् ॥ कZ_०२.८.२५ ॥

Transliteration

prajñāpayato yathopaghātaṃ dāpayet

Translation

प्रज्ञापयतः यथोपघातं दापयेत्।

Word by Word

• प्रज्ञापयतः: of the two informants / of the two who report (to the authority)
• Type: Verb (participle)
• Root: ज्ञा (प्र + √ज्ञा; causative stem प्रज्ञापय-)
• Form: वर्तमानकाले शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्तः (present active participle); परस्मैपदी; प्रथमा/द्वितीया/षष्ठी द्विवचनम् (contextually: षष्ठी द्विवचनम् ‘of the two who inform/notify’)

• यथा: according to; as
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा
• Form: अव्ययम्; उपमान/प्रकारार्थे (‘as, according to’)

• उपघातम्: the injury/damage (i.e., the harm done)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उपघात
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः; द्वितीया एकवचनम्

• दापयेत्: should cause (him) to pay / should levy (payment)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (causative: दापय-)
• Form: णिजन्त (causative) धातु; विधिलिङ् (optative); परस्मैपदम्; प्रथमपुरुषः एकवचनम्

Entities Mentioned

• complainant/informant
• liable party (implicitly the wrongdoer/official)

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FAQs

What governance principle is expressed here?

Remedy follows harm: the state enforces compensation proportionate to the proven loss, strengthening trust and incentivizing reporting.