Sutra 16

Devanagari script

प्रेतस्य पुत्राः कुसीदं दद्युः दायादा वा रिक्थहराः सहग्राहिणः प्रतिभुवो वा ॥ कZ_०३.११.१४ ॥

Transliteration

pretasya putrāḥ kusīdaṃ dadyuḥ dāyādā vā rikthaharāḥ sahagrāhiṇaḥ pratibhuvo vā

Translation

For a deceased debtor, the sons shall pay the interest; or the heirs who take the estate; or co-borrowers; or sureties.

Word by Word

• प्रेतस्य: of the deceased
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रेत
• Form: षष्ठी-एकवचनम्, पुंलिङ्गम्

• पुत्राः: sons
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्र
• Form: प्रथमा-बहुवचनम्, पुंलिङ्गम्

• कुसीदम्: the debt (loan/interest)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुसीद
• Form: द्वितीया-एकवचनम्, नपुंसकलिङ्गम्

• दद्युः: should pay / ought to give
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (दान)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुषः, बहुवचनम्

• दायादाः: heirs
• Type: Noun
• Root: दायाद
• Form: प्रथमा-बहुवचनम्, पुंलिङ्गम्

• वा: or
• Type: Particle
• Root: वा
• Form: विकल्पार्थक-अव्ययम्

• रिक्थहराः: takers of the inheritance / estate-takers
• Type: Noun
• Root: रिक्थहर
• Form: प्रथमा-बहुवचनम्, पुंलिङ्गम्; (रिक्थ + हर) उपपद-तत्पुरुषसदृशः/कृदन्त-समाससदृशः (inheritance-taker)

• सहग्राहिणः: joint takers / co-obligors
• Type: Noun
• Root: सहग्राहिन्
• Form: प्रथमा-बहुवचनम्, पुंलिङ्गम्; (सह + ग्राहिन्) उपपद-समास/कृदन्त-आधारित (co-seizer/co-obligor)

• प्रतिभुवः: sureties / guarantors
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रतिभू
• Form: प्रथमा-बहुवचनम्, पुंलिङ्गम्

• वा: or
• Type: Particle
• Root: वा
• Form: विकल्पार्थक-अव्ययम्

Entities Mentioned

• sons
• heirs (dāyāda)
• co-borrowers (sahagrāhiṇa)
• sureties (pratibhu)

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FAQs

Why extend liability beyond the deceased debtor?

To protect credit transactions and ensure recoverability from those who benefit from the estate or undertook shared/guaranteed responsibility.