Sutra 16

Devanagari script

एवमतिसंदध्यात् यथा वा निक्षेपापहारे व्याख्यातम् ॥ कZ_०४.८.१६ ॥

Transliteration

evam atisaṃdadhyāt yathā vā nikṣepāpahāre vyākhyātam

Translation

Thus he should coordinate/arrange matters carefully—just as has been explained in the case of theft/embezzlement of a deposit.

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus; in this manner
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम्
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकार/रीति-वाचक (‘thus, in this manner’)

• अतिसंदध्यात्: he should contrive/arrange (measures) accordingly
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + धा (संधा)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), परस्मैपदम्, 3rd person singular; उपसर्गः अति- + सम्-; धातुः √धा (संधत्ते/संधाति) ‘to arrange, to contrive, to plan’

• यथा: as; just as
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा
• Form: अव्यय; उपमान/प्रकार/संबन्ध-वाचक (‘as, just as’)

• वा: or; alternatively
• Type: Particle
• Root: वा
• Form: अव्यय; विकल्पार्थक (‘or/alternatively’)

• निक्षेपापहारे: in the case of embezzlement/theft of a deposit
• Type: Noun
• Root: निक्षेप + अपहार
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; एकवचन; सप्तमी; ‘निक्षेपापहार’ (deposit-theft/embezzlement of a deposit)

• व्याख्यातम्: has been explained; was set forth
• Type: Verb (past passive participle used predicatively)
• Root: वि + आ + ख्या (व्याख्या)
• Form: कृदन्त; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (PPP); नपुंसकलिङ्ग; एकवचन; प्रथमा/द्वितीया (contextually ‘has been explained’); कर्मणि प्रयोगभावः

Entities Mentioned

• judicial authority
• investigative staff

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FAQs

Why does Kautilya cross-reference another offence category here?

To enforce consistent administrative technique across related property offences and to standardize investigative planning.