Sutra 31

Devanagari script

सम्भूयक्रये चैषामविक्रीते नान्यं सम्भूयक्रयं दद्यात् ॥ कZ_०४.२.३१ ॥

Transliteration

sambhūyakraye caiṣām avikrīte nānyaṃ sambhūyakrayaṃ dadyāt

Translation

Dans les cas d’achat collectif (achat en consortium), si leur stock reste invendu, il ne doit pas leur être accordé une autre autorisation d’achat collectif.

Word by Word

• सम्भूयक्रये: in the case of a joint (collective) purchase
• Type: Noun
• Root: सम्-भू (भू)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; एकवचन; सप्तमी; ‘सम्भूयक्रय’ (सम् + भूय + क्रय) = ‘समूह-क्रय/संयुक्त-क्रय’

• च: and
• Type: Particle
• Root: च
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय

• एषाम्: of these
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम्
• Form: षष्ठी; बहुवचन; (पुं/नपुं) ‘of these (persons/things)’

• अविक्रीते: when (it) has not been sold / in the unsold state
• Type: Participle (Verbal adjective)
• Root: वि-√क्री (क्री)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; एकवचन; सप्तमी; भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त; ‘अ-विक्रीत’ = ‘not sold’

• न: not
• Type: Particle
• Root: न
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय

• अन्यम्: another (person)
• Type: Adjective/Pronoun
• Root: अन्य
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; एकवचन; द्वितीया; ‘another (person/party)’

• सम्भूयक्रयम्: a joint purchase (arrangement)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सम्-भू (भू)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; एकवचन; द्वितीया; ‘सम्भूयक्रय’ = संयुक्त/सामूहिक क्रय

• दद्यात्: should give / should allow
• Type: Verb
• Root: √दा (दा)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative); परस्मैपदम्; प्रथमपुरुष; एकवचन; ‘should give/should grant/should allow’

Entities Mentioned

• merchant consortiums
• regulator (implied)

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FAQs

What is the policy concern behind restricting repeated collective purchases?

Preventing merchant groups from cornering supply through repeated pooled procurement while withholding sales to force scarcity.

What compliance signal is used?

Sales performance/turnover: unsold inventory blocks further pooled-buy privileges.