Sutra 5

Devanagari script

यथावर्णप्रमाणं निक्षेपं गृह्णीयुस्तथाविधमेवार्पयेयुः ॥ कZ_०२.१४.०५ ॥

Transliteration

yathāvarṇapramāṇaṃ nikṣepaṃ gṛhṇīyustathāvidhamevārpayeyuḥ

Translation

They shall accept deposits according to their stated color/grade and measured quantity, and they shall return exactly the same kind (grade and measure).

Word by Word

• यथा: as, according to
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा
• Form: अव्यय; उपमान/प्रकारवाचक (yathā = as/according to)

• वर्ण: colour; class/grade (standard category)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर्ण
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचन (stem used in compound)

• प्रमाणम्: standard, measure
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रमाण
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया एकवचन; (in compound: -प्रमाणं)

• निक्षेपम्: deposit (article placed in custody)
• Type: Noun
• Root: निक्षेप
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया एकवचन

• गृह्णीयुः: they should take/receive
• Type: Verb
• Root: ग्रह्
• Form: लिङ् (विधिलिङ्), परस्मैपदम्; प्रथमपुरुष बहुवचन; धातु: ग्रह् (गृह्णाति)

• तथा: so, in the same manner
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा
• Form: अव्यय; तदनुरूप/तुल्यवाचक (so, in that manner)

• विधम्: kind, type
• Type: Noun/Adjectival stem
• Root: विध
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया एकवचन; ‘विध’ = kind/type; used with ‘तथा-’ to form ‘तथाविधम्’

• एव: indeed, exactly
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण (just/only/indeed)

• आर्पयेयुः: they should hand over/return
• Type: Verb
• Root: अर्प्
• Form: णिच्-प्रत्ययान्त (causative) from अर्प्; लिङ् (विधिलिङ्), परस्मैपदम्; प्रथमपुरुष बहुवचन; ‘to cause to be delivered/hand over’

Entities Mentioned

• depositors
• assayers/goldsmiths
• state superintendent

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FAQs

What is the rule for taking and returning deposited metals?

Accept by declared grade and measure, and return the same grade and measure—no substitution.

What governance objective does this serve?

It preserves trust and prevents fraud in custody and processing of valuables.