Sutra 10

Devanagari script

कर्मणश्च प्रदेशद्रव्यादानांशविभागैः प्रतिसमानयेत् ॥ कZ_०४.८.१० ॥

Transliteration

karmaṇaś ca pradeśa-dravya-ādāna-aṃśa-vibhāgaiḥ pratisamānayet

Translation

Il doit procéder à une vérification croisée en comparant (les comptes) d’après les actes/travaux en cause, le lieu, la prise/manutention des biens et la répartition des parts.

Word by Word

• कर्मणः: of the work/operation (i.e., of the task)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्मन्
• Form: षष्ठी-एकवचनम् (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), ‘कर्मन्’ (कार्य/कर्म)

• च: and
• Type: Particle
• Root: च
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्ययम्

• प्रदेश: regions/territorial divisions
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रदेश
• Form: प्रथमा-बहुवचनम् (पुंलिङ्ग)

• द्रव्य: assets/wealth (money, goods)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्रव्य
• Form: प्रथमा-बहुवचनम् (नपुंसकलिङ्ग)

• आदान: collections/receipts (takings)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आदान
• Form: प्रथमा-बहुवचनम् (नपुंसकलिङ्ग)

• अंश: shares/portions
• Type: Noun
• Root: अंश
• Form: प्रथमा-बहुवचनम् (पुंलिङ्ग)

• विभागैः: by means of divisions/apportionments
• Type: Noun
• Root: विभाग
• Form: तृतीया-बहुवचनम् (पुंलिङ्ग)

• प्रतिसमानयेत्: he should reconcile/adjust so as to make them correspond (i.e., bring to parity)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + नी (नय)
• Form: विधिलिङ्/आज्ञार्थे लिङ्, परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुषः, एकवचनम्; उपसर्गः: प्रति-, सम्-; धातुः: नी (नयति)

Entities Mentioned

• accused
• accomplices (implied)
• investigators

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FAQs

Why is 'share-division' an evidentiary category?

Division of proceeds reveals coordination; inconsistencies in who received what and when can expose accomplices and false narratives.