Sutra 16
Devanagari script
स चेद् राजार्थमुपनयत्यल्पापराधे वारयितव्यः महति यथापराधं दण्डयितव्यः ॥ कZ_०२.९.१६ ॥
Transliteration
sa ced rājārtham upanayaty alpāparādhe vārayitavyaḥ mahati yathāparādhaṃ daṇḍayitavyaḥ
Translation
स चेद् राजार्थमुपनयत्यल्पापराधे वारयितव्यः महति यथापराधं दण्डयितव्यः॥
Word by Word
सःhe (that person)
सः:
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
Formsarvanāma; prathamā-vibhakti; ekavacana; pumliṅga
चेत्if
चेत्:
TypeParticle
Rootचेत्
Formavyaya; conditional particle
राजार्थम्for the king’s purpose / for state business
राजार्थम्:
TypeNoun
Rootराज + अर्थ
Formnapuṃsakaliṅga; dvitīyā-vibhakti; ekavacana; (rājñaḥ arthaḥ iti)
उपनयतिbrings (it) forward / submits (him/it)
उपनयति:
TypeVerb
Rootउप-नी
Formlaṭ-lakāra; prathama-puruṣa; ekavacana; parasmaipada; bhvādi? (causative not intended); meaning ‘to bring/submit/introduce’
अल्पापराधेin (the case of) a minor offence
अल्पापराधे:
TypeNoun
Rootअल्प + अपराध
Formpuṃliṅga; saptamī-vibhakti; ekavacana; locative of condition (‘in case of a minor offence’)
वारयितव्यःshould be restrained / prevented
वारयितव्यः:
TypeVerbal adjective (Gerundive)
Rootवार् (वृ/वारयति)
Formkṛtya-pratyaya -तव्य; puṃliṅga; prathamā-vibhakti; ekavacana; passive obligation; agrees with ‘सः’
महतिin (the case of) a grave (offence)
महति:
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Rootमहत्
Formsaptamī-vibhakti; ekavacana; (puṃ/napuṃ) locative; ‘in a great (offence)’
यथा-अपराधम्according to the offence / proportionately
यथा-अपराधम्:
TypeAvyayībhāva (adverbial compound)
Rootयथा + अपराध
Formavyaya; adverbial sense ‘according to the offence’
दण्डयितव्यःshould be punished
दण्डयितव्यः:
TypeVerbal adjective (Gerundive)
Rootदण्ड् (दण्डयति)
Formkṛtya-pratyaya -तव्य; puṃliṅga; prathamā-vibhakti; ekavacana; passive obligation; agrees with ‘सः’
Entities Mentioned
K
king/treasuryO
officialFAQs
No. Even if credited to the king, unlawful over-collection remains an offense; only the response is graded by severity.
A graduated model: warning/cessation orders for minor violations, punitive sanctions for serious abuses.