Sutra 15

Devanagari script

हस्तिना रोषितेन हतो द्रोणान्नं मद्यकुंभं माल्यानुलेपनं दन्तप्रमार्जनं च पटं दद्यात् ॥ कZ_०४.१३.१५ ॥

Transliteration

hastinā roṣitena hato droṇānnaṃ madyakuṃbhaṃ mālyānulepanaṃ dantapramārjanaṃ ca paṭaṃ dadyāt

Translation

கோபமுற்ற யானையால் ஒருவர் கொல்லப்பட்டால், (பொறுப்புடையவர்) ஒரு த்ரோண அளவு தானியம், மதுக்குடம் ஒன்று, மாலைகள் மற்றும் பூச்சு (அனுலேபனம்), பல் சுத்தம் செய்யும் பொருட்கள், மேலும் ஒரு துணி வழங்க வேண்டும்.

Word by Word

• हस्तिना: by an elephant
• Type: Noun
• Root: हस्तिन्
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; तृतीया-एकवचन; करण/सहकारक (instrumental) — 'by/with an elephant'

• रोषितेन: enraged / made furious
• Type: Participle (Adjective)
• Root: रुष्
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त); पुंलिङ्ग; तृतीया-एकवचन; 'having been enraged/angered' (agreeing with हस्तिना)

• हतः: killed
• Type: Participle (Adjective)
• Root: हन्
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त); पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-एकवचन; predicate to an implied 'person' (victim)

• द्रोणान्नम्: a drona-measure of food/grain
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्रोण + अन्न
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-एकवचन; 'food (measured) by a drona' i.e., drona-measure of grain/food

• मद्यकुम्भम्: a jar/pitcher of liquor
• Type: Noun
• Root: मद्य + कुम्भ
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-एकवचन; 'a pot/jar of liquor'

• माल्य-अनुलेपनम्: garlands and unguent (anointing paste)
• Type: Noun
• Root: माल्य + अनु-लिप्
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-एकवचन; collective item: 'garlands and unguent/anointing paste'

• दन्तप्रमार्जनम्: tooth-cleaning (toothbrush/cleaning implement)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दन्त + प्र-मार्ज्
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-एकवचन; 'cleaning of teeth' (tooth-cleaning implement/act)

• च: and
• Type: Particle
• Root: च
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय; conjunction

• पटम्: a cloth/garment
• Type: Noun
• Root: पट
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-एकवचन; 'cloth/garment'

• दद्यात्: should give (as compensation)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (ददाति)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative); परस्मैपद; प्रथम-पुरुष; एकवचन; 'should give' (injunctive rule)

Entities Mentioned

• elephant
• victim’s side (implicit)
• responsible party/owner (implicit)

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FAQs

Why is compensation expressed as goods like grain, liquor, and cloth?

It operationalizes immediate relief and a socially recognized settlement package, reducing retaliatory conflict.

Does this look like punishment or restitution?

Primarily restitution/appeasement (a structured compensation set), distinct from graded fines elsewhere in the chapter.