Arthashastra 3.3.6: Dharmasthiya, Adhyaya 3, Sutra 6

Devanagari script

श्वशुरकुलप्रविष्टायां विभक्तायां वा नाभियोज्यः पतिः । इति भर्म ॥

Recitation with translationArthashastra 3.3.6

Transliteration

śvaśurakulapraviṣṭāyāṃ vibhaktāyāṃ vā nābhiyojyaḥ patiḥ | iti bharma

Translation

หากนางได้เข้าไปอยู่ในเรือนของตระกูลฝ่ายพ่อผัวแล้ว หรือหากนางอยู่แยกต่างหาก ก็ไม่พึงดำเนินคดีกับสามีในประเด็นนั้น นี่เป็นกฎว่าด้วยการอุปการะเลี้ยงดู (bharma)

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Word by Word

• श्वशुरकुलप्रविष्टायाम्: when (a woman) has entered her father-in-law’s family/household
• Type: Participle (Verbal adjective)
• Root: प्र√विश् (विश्)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे सप्तमी एकवचनम्; भूतकृदन्तः (क्त) ‘प्रविष्ट’ + ‘श्वशुरकुल’ (श्वशुरस्य कुलम्) इति समासः; ‘प्रविष्टा’ इत्यस्य सप्तमी ‘प्रविष्टायाम्’ (सप्तमी-सम्बन्धे/अधिकरणे)

• विभक्तायाम्: or when she is separated (living apart)
• Type: Participle (Verbal adjective)
• Root: वि√भज् (भज्)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे सप्तमी एकवचनम्; भूतकृदन्तः (क्त) ‘विभक्ता’ → ‘विभक्तायाम्’; ‘विभक्ता’ = विभक्त-स्थितिः/पृथक्कृता (separated)

• वा: or
• Type: Particle
• Root: वा
• Form: विकल्पार्थक-अव्ययम् (disjunctive ‘or’)

• न: not
• Type: Particle
• Root: न
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्ययम्

• अभियोज्यः: is not to be accused / should not be prosecuted
• Type: Gerundive (Potential passive participle)
• Root: अभि√युज् (युज्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा एकवचनम्; कृदन्तः (यत्) ‘अभियोज्य’ = ‘अभियोगं कर्तुं योग्यः/कर्तव्यः’; निषेधेन ‘न अभियोज्यः’ = ‘should not be prosecuted/accused’

• पतिः: the husband
• Type: Noun
• Root: पति
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा एकवचनम्; कर्तृपदम्

• इति: thus
• Type: Quotative particle
• Root: इति
• Form: उक्त्यन्त-निर्देशक-अव्ययम् (end-quote marker)

• भर्म: (says) Bharma (an authority)
• Type: Noun (proper name/authority)
• Root: भर्मन्
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा एकवचनम्; आचार्य-नाम (मत-प्रमाण-निर्देशः)

Entities Mentioned

• pati
• wife (implied)
• śvaśura-kula (in-laws household)

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FAQs

How does this function as litigation gatekeeping?

It restricts when a husband can be impleaded for maintenance, preventing duplicative claims or shifting support obligations when residence/guardianship has changed.