Sutra 6

Devanagari script

कालान्तरादपि च तथाविधमेव प्रतिगृह्णीयुः अन्यत्र क्षीणपरिशीर्णाभ्याम् ॥ कZ_०२.१४.०६ ॥

Transliteration

kālāntarādapi ca tathāvidhameva pratigṛhṇīyuḥ anyatra kṣīṇapariśīrṇābhyām

Translation

Even after an interval of time, they shall receive back (or accept for return) the very same kind—except where there is diminution (loss) or wear-and-tear.

Word by Word

• कालान्तरात्: after an interval of time / after some time has passed
• Type: Noun
• Root: काल / अन्तर
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; एकवचन; पञ्चमी-विभक्ति; (कालस्य अन्तरम् = कालान्तरम्) तस्मात्

• अपि: also; even
• Type: Particle
• Root: अपि
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय/अपि-भाव (also/even)

• च: and
• Type: Particle
• Root: च
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक

• तथाविधम्: of the same kind; of that specified type
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तथा + विध
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; एकवचन; द्वितीया-विभक्ति; प्रतिगृह्णीयुः इत्यस्य कर्म

• एव: only; exactly; indeed
• Type: Particle
• Root: एव
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारणार्थक

• प्रतिगृह्णीयुः: they should accept/receive
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्रति√ग्रह् (ग्रहँ उपादाने)
• Form: लिङ्-विधिलिङ्; परस्मैपदम्; प्रथमपुरुष; बहुवचन; (they should accept/receive)

• अन्यत्र: except; otherwise than
• Type: Adverb
• Root: अन्यत्र
• Form: अव्यय; अपवाद-निर्देश (except)

• क्षीण: diminished; depleted
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √क्षि (क्षि क्षये)
• Form: विशेषण; (समासे पूर्वपद) क्षीण = diminished/depleted

• परिशीर्णाभ्याम्: by (things) worn out / deteriorated (two conditions: diminished and worn)
• Type: Adjective (used substantively)
• Root: pari√शॄ (शॄ क्षये/जीर्णे)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; द्विवचन; तृतीया-विभक्ति; क्षीण- इति सह द्वन्द्वार्थे (क्षीणाभ्याम् परिशीर्णाभ्याम्)

Entities Mentioned

• depositors
• custodians/assayers
• state authority

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FAQs

Does time passage change the obligation to return deposits?

No; return must still be like-for-like, except for proven diminution or wear.

Why include the exception?

To recognize natural loss/abrasion and reduce opportunistic disputes.