Arthashastra — Adhyakshaprachara, Sutra 11

Devanagari script

तत्र पञ्चबन्धो दण्डः ॥ कZ_०२.८.११ ॥

Transliteration

tatra pañcabandho daṇḍaḥ

Translation

Trong trường hợp đó, hình phạt là phạt tiền bằng mức bồi hoàn/đền bù gấp năm lần.

Word by Word

• तत्र: there; in that context/with regard to that
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (प्रातिपदिक/अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक (स्थानवाचक)

• पञ्चबन्धः: the fivefold binding (five kinds of restraint/penalty)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बन्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-एकवचन; (पञ्च + बन्ध) संख्यापूर्वक-समास; विशेष्य: बन्धः

• दण्डः: punishment; penalty
• Type: Noun
• Root: दण्ड (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-एकवचन

Entities Mentioned

• rājya (state)
• rājadravya (royal property) (context)

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FAQs

What does ‘pañcabandha’ convey in administrative terms?

It signals a quantified fine set as a multiple of the amount involved, designed to deter misuse of state resources by making the cost of wrongdoing exceed the gain.