Kantakashodhana Adhyaya 6 Sutra 11 - Arthashastra | French | 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

S’il déclare : « Cela appartient à telle personne en tant qu’objet prêté, objet acheté, objet mis en gage/déposé, dépôt, dépôt dissimulé, ou salaire pour un service », alors il peut être libéré en le restituant au titulaire légitime (c’est‑à‑dire en réparant l’enlèvement).

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.