Sutra 12
Devanagari script
स्वापतेयं विक्रयमाधानं वा नयन्त्याः सपादपञ्चाशत्पणः पणोऽर्धपणच्छेदने ॥ कZ_०२.२७.१२ ॥
Transliteration
svāpateyaṃ vikrayam ādhānaṃ vā nayantyāḥ sapādapañcāśatpaṇaḥ paṇo'rdhapaṇacchedane
Translation
اگر وہ اپنی ہی جائیداد بیچنے یا گروی رکھنے کے لیے لے جائے تو سوا پچاس پَنہ جرمانہ ہے؛ اور آدھے پَنہ تک کے (ہڑپ/روک لینے) پر بھی سزا اسی تناسب سے (آدھے پَنہ سے) لاگو ہوگی۔
Word by Word
स्वापतेयम्a deposit/pledged property kept in trust
स्वापतेयम्:
TypeNoun
Rootस्वापतेय
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, एकवचन, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (कर्मपद)
विक्रयम्sale/alienation
विक्रयम्:
TypeNoun
Rootविक्रय
Formपुंलिङ्ग, एकवचन, द्वितीया (कर्मपद)
आधानम्placing/pledging (depositing/handing over)
आधानम्:
TypeNoun
Rootआधान
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, एकवचन, द्वितीया (कर्मपद)
वाor
वा:
TypeParticle
Rootवा
Formविकल्पार्थक अव्यय
नयन्त्याःof one who carries off / disposes (it) away
नयन्त्याः:
TypeVerb (Participle)
Rootनी
Formवर्तमानकालिक शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (present active participle), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, एकवचन, षष्ठी (सम्बन्धे) — ‘of (a woman) who carries off/leads away’
सपादपञ्चाशत्पणःa fine of fifty and a quarter paṇas
सपादपञ्चाशत्पणः:
TypeNoun (numeral expression)
Rootसपाद-पञ्चाशत्-पण
Formपुंलिङ्ग, एकवचन, प्रथमा — ‘fine amount’; सपाद = ‘with a quarter’; पञ्चाशत् = 50; पण = monetary unit
पणःa paṇa (coin/money-unit)
पणः:
TypeNoun
Rootपण
Formपुंलिङ्ग, एकवचन, प्रथमा — (दण्ड/मूल्य-परिमाणे)
अर्धपणच्छेदनेin the case of a half-paṇa cut/deduction
अर्धपणच्छेदने:
TypeNoun
Rootअर्धपण-छेदन
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, एकवचन, सप्तमी (अधिकरणे) — ‘in the case of cutting/abating by half a paṇa’
Entities Mentioned
G
gaṇikā (contextual)C
creditor/pledgee (implied)S
state adjudicator (implied)FAQs
It discourages liquidation/pledging that could undermine regulated revenue streams and household asset security, signaling strict control over disposal of property.