Kantakashodhana Adhyaya 10 Sutra 13 - Arthashastra | Sanskrit | Vedapath

Kautilya

Sutra 13

Devanagari script

शूद्रस्य ब्राह्मणवादिनो देवद्रव्यमवस्तृणतो राजद्विष्टमादिशतो द्विनेत्रभेदिनश्च योगाञ्जनेनान्धत्वमष्टशतो वा दण्डः ॥ कZ_०४.१०.१३ ॥

Transliteration

śūdrasya brāhmaṇavādino devadravyamavastṛṇato rājadviṣṭamādiśato dvinetrabhedinaśca yogāñjanenāndhatvamaṣṭaśato vā daṇḍaḥ

Translation

शूद्रस्य ब्राह्मणवादिनो देवद्रव्यमवस्तृणतो राजद्विष्टमादिशतो द्विनेत्रभेदिनश्च—योगाञ्जनेनान्धत्वम्, अष्टशतो वा दण्डः।

Word by Word

शूद्रस्यof a Śūdra

ब्राह्मणवादिनःof (a Śūdra) who speaks/poses as a Brahmin

देवद्रव्यम्property belonging to a deity (temple property)

अवस्तृणतःof (one) misappropriating/embezzling

राजद्विष्टम्(someone) hated by the king / an enemy of the king

आदिशतःof (one) indicating/denouncing

द्विनेत्रभेदिनःof (one) who splits/damages both eyes

चand

योगाञ्जनेनby means of yogāñjana (a special collyrium)

अन्धत्वम्blindness

अष्टशतःeight hundred

वाor

दण्डःpunishment; fine

Entities Mentioned

Śūdra

Brāhmaṇa

deity/temple property (devadravya)

king (rājan)

FAQs

Why are sacrilege and incitement against the king grouped with violent maiming offenses?

All are treated as high-threat acts: sacrilege undermines public legitimacy and revenue streams; incitement attacks political stability; severe bodily harm disrupts order—hence comparable deterrent penalties.