Sutra 25

Devanagari script

नष्टापहृतं च प्रतिविदध्यात् ॥ कZ_०२.२१.२५ ॥

Transliteration

naṣṭāpahṛtaṃ ca pratividadhyāt

Translation

He shall also cause lost or stolen property to be restored/recovered (to the rightful party).

Word by Word

• नष्ट: lost, destroyed (property)
• Type: Participle (Kṛdanta) used adjectivally
• Root: नश्
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्गे एकवचनम् (कर्मपद-विशेषणम्)

• अपहृतम्: stolen, carried off
• Type: Participle (Kṛdanta) used adjectivally
• Root: अप-हृ
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्गे एकवचनम् (कर्मपद-विशेषणम्)

• च: and
• Type: Particle
• Root: च
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्ययम्

• प्रतिविदध्यात्: should restore / should make good (provide restitution/compensation)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्रति-वि-धा
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुषः, एकवचनम्; लोट्/विध्यर्थे—‘should cause to be restored/should provide in return’

Entities Mentioned

• antapāla
• victims/traders

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FAQs

Why assign restitution/recovery to the frontier officer?

Secure borders and routes are prerequisites for commerce; making an official responsible institutionalizes protection and increases trader confidence.