Sutra 15

Devanagari script

मानुषमांसविक्रये वधः ॥ कZ_०४.१०.१५ ॥

Transliteration

mānuṣamāṃsavikraye vadhaḥ

Translation

मानुषमांसविक्रये वधः।

Word by Word

• मानुषमांसविक्रये: in the sale/trade of human flesh
• Type: Noun
• Root: विक्रि (वि+क्री)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; एकवचन; सप्तमी (विक्रय-शब्दः; विक्रये); समासपद

• वधः: execution; the penalty of death
• Type: Noun
• Root: वध
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; एकवचन; प्रथमा

Entities Mentioned

• seller (implicit)
• human victims (implicit)

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FAQs

How does this sutra reflect Kautilya’s approach to deterrence?

Acts seen as fundamentally corrosive to social order and human security are removed from the scale of fines and met with categorical capital punishment.