Sutra 2
Devanagari script
षट्शतमत्ययमन्यत्र कर्तृक्रेतृविक्रेतृऋणां स्थापयेत् ॥ कZ_०२.२५.०२ ॥
Transliteration
ṣaṭśatam atyayam anyatra kartṛ-kretṛ-vikretṛ-ṛṇāṃ sthāpayet
Translation
He should require a security deposit of six hundred (units), except in cases involving the maker, the buyer, the seller, or debts/creditors.
Word by Word
षट्शतम्six hundred
षट्शतम्:
TypeNoun (numeral)
Rootषट्/शत
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचन; संख्यावाचक (600)
अत्ययम्a penalty/fine (as a legal imposition)
अत्ययम्:
TypeNoun
Rootअति+इ (अत्यय)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया एकवचन; ‘अत्यय’ = अतिक्रम/दण्ड/अपराध-परिणाम (contextual)
अन्यत्रexcept; otherwise than
अन्यत्र:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअन्यत्र
Formअव्यय; ‘except/otherwise than’
कर्तृof the doer/actor (responsible party)
कर्तृ:
TypeNoun (agent noun)
Rootकृ (कर्तृ)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी बहुवचन (as member of a genitive list)
क्रेतृof the buyer
क्रेतृ:
TypeNoun (agent noun)
Rootक्री (क्रेतृ)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी बहुवचन (as member of a genitive list)
विक्रेतृof the seller
विक्रेतृ:
TypeNoun (agent noun)
Rootवि+क्री (विक्रेतृ)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी बहुवचन (as member of a genitive list)
ऋणाम्of debts/loans
ऋणाम्:
TypeNoun
Rootऋण
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग (ऋण), षष्ठी बहुवचन; ‘of debts/loans’
स्थापयेत्he should impose/fix (it)
स्थापयेत्:
TypeVerb
Rootस्था (causative: स्थापय-)
Formलोट्/विधिलिङ्? (optative sense), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष एकवचन; causative: ‘should cause to be fixed/should impose/should set’
Entities Mentioned
K
kartṛ (producer)K
kretṛ (buyer)V
vikretṛ (seller)Ṛ
ṛṇa (debt)FAQs
A fixed security deposit (surety) to enforce compliance and cover losses/penalties in regulated trade.
It signals differentiated liability rules depending on role in the transaction chain and pre-existing credit obligations.