The Sanskrit term Dāśāparādhika can be transliterated into English as Dasaparadhika or Dashaparadhika, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Arthashastra (politics and welfare)

Source: Wisdom Library: Arthaśāstra

Dāśāparādhika (दाशापराधिक) refers to the “officers” (dealing with the ten offences) and represents an official title used in the political management of townships in ancient India. Officers, ministers, and sovereigns bearing such titles [eg., Dāśāparādhika] were often present in ancient inscriptions when, for example, the king wanted to address his subjects or make an important announcement. The Dāśāparādhikas were probably officers who dealt with the ten offences, viz theft, murder, adultery, use of abusive language towards others, untruthfulness, slandering, incoherent conversation, covetousness, desire to do wrong tenacity for wrong.

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Arthashastra (अर्थशास्त्र, arthaśāstra) literature concerns itself with the teachings (shastra) of economic prosperity (artha) statecraft, politics and military tactics. The term arthashastra refers to both the name of these scientific teachings, as well as the name of a Sanskrit work included in such literature. This book was written (3rd century BCE) by by Kautilya, who flourished in the 4th century BCE.

India history and geography

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Indian Epigraphical Glossary

Dāśāparādhika.—(IE 8-3; EI 29; HD), a judge dealing with the ten offences (viz. theft, murder of women, adultery, use of abusive language, violation of order, mixing of castes, illegal pregnancy, obscenity, assault and abortion, according to some). It has been said that the ten offences or aparādhas are those of which the king could take cognisance suo moto. For the ten aparādhas, see Kane, Hist. Dharm., Vol. III, p. 264; cf. Ep. Ind., Vol. XVII, p. 321. Note: dāśāparādhika is defined in the “Indian epigraphical glossary” as it can be found on ancient inscriptions commonly written in Sanskrit, Prakrit or Dravidian languages.

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The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.

Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Dāśāparādhika (दाशापराधिक).—Probably an officer who collected fines for ten specified kinds of criminal offences.

Derivable forms: dāśāparādhikaḥ (दाशापराधिकः).

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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.

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Full-text: Cauroddharanika, Dash-aparadha.

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