Kantakashodhana Adhyaya 6 Sutra 11 - Arthashastra | Spanish | Vedapath

Kautilya

Sutra 11

Devanagari script

स चेद्ब्रूयात् याचितकमवक्रीतकमाहितकं निक्षेपमुपनिधिं वैयावृत्यकर्म वामुष्य इति तस्यापसारप्रतिसंधानेन मुच्येत ॥ कZ_०४.६.११ ॥

Transliteration

sa ced brūyāt yācitakam avakrītakam āhitakaṃ nikṣepam upanidhiṃ vaiyāvṛtyakarma vā amuṣya iti, tasyāpasārapratisaṃdhānena mucyeta ।

Translation

Si declara: «Esto pertenece a tal persona como objeto prestado, objeto comprado, objeto empeñado/depositado, depósito, depósito oculto o salario por servicio», entonces puede quedar exento restituyéndolo al titular legítimo (es decir, reparando la sustracción).

Word by Word

सःhe (that person)

चेत्if

ब्रूयात्should say / were to say

याचितकम्a thing obtained by solicitation (begged/asked-for property)

अवक्रीतकम्a purchased item / purchased property

आहितकम्an entrusted/placed item (property put in one’s charge)

निक्षेपम्a deposit (property deposited)

उपनिधिम्a concealed/secret deposit

वैयावृत्यकर्मservice-work / work done as attendance or commission

वाor

अमुष्यof that person (his)

इतिthus / saying

तस्यof him / his

अपसारप्रतिसंधानेनby (proving/establishing) removal and restitution/settlement

मुच्येतwould be released / would be absolved

Entities Mentioned

possessor/accused

owner/claimant

FAQs

What policy tool is implied here besides punishment?

Restitution—returning the item to the right party can resolve the matter when a plausible lawful basis of possession is asserted.

Why list multiple categories (borrowed, bought, deposit, wages)?

To standardize administratively recognized claims of possession and guide investigators/judges on common lawful explanations.