Sutra 22

Devanagari script

विलोपो वा यथालाभं प्रक्षेपसम एव वा ॥ कZ_०७.४.२२च्द् ॥

Transliteration

vilopo vā yathālābhaṃ prakṣepasama eva vā

Translation

Or, losses may be apportioned according to actual gains; or else the division may be strictly equal to the contributions invested.

Word by Word

• विलोपः: reduction; curtailment; cutting down (by deletion)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लुप् (लोपे)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-एकवचन (विलोप-शब्दः)

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

• यथा-लाभम्: according to what is obtained; proportionate to the gain
• Type: Adverb
• Root: लभ् (लाभे)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समास; अव्ययभावे (क्रियाविशेषण)

• प्रक्षेप-समः: equal to the addition/inserted amount; equivalent to the ‘praksepa’
• Type: Adjective
• Root: क्षिप् (क्षेपे)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-एकवचन; सम-शब्दः विशेषणरूपेण

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

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

Entities Mentioned

• coalition partners

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FAQs

What two settlement rules does 7.4.22cd allow?

Either allocate losses proportionally to realized gains, or allocate outcomes strictly in proportion to contributions invested.