Sutra 29

Devanagari script

अथवार्यमाधाय कुलबन्धन आर्याणामापदि निष्क्रयं चाधिगम्य बालं साहाय्यदातारं वा पूर्वं निष्क्रीणीरन् ॥ कZ_०३.१३.०५ ॥

Transliteration

athavāryamādhāya kulabandhana āryāṇāmāpadi niṣkrayaṃ cādhigamya bālaṃ sāhāyyadātāraṃ vā pūrvaṃ niṣkrīṇīran

Translation

अथवा किसी योग्य (आर्य) को जमानत/प्रतिज्ञा के रूप में रखकर या कुल-बंधक (परिवार-गारण्टर) देकर, और संकट में पड़े आर्य के लिए छुड़ौती की राशि जुटाकर, पहले किसी बालक को या सहायता देने वाले व्यक्ति को छुड़ाना चाहिए।

Word by Word

अथnow; alternatively

वाor

आर्यम्an ārya (free/respectable person)

आधायhaving placed/pledged (as security)

कुलबन्धनम्a family bond/surety (family as security)

आर्याणाम्of āryas (free persons)

आपदिin calamity/distress

निष्क्रयम्the redemption price (ransom)

चand

अधिगम्यhaving ascertained/obtained

बालम्a minor/child

साहाय्यदातारम्a giver of assistance (helper/surety)

वाor

पूर्वम्first; beforehand

निष्क्रीणीरन्they should redeem (buy back)

Entities Mentioned

ārya (free person)

kulabandhana (family guarantor)

bāla (minor)

sāhāyyadātṛ (supporter)

FAQs

What administrative priority does this rule set in redemption cases?

When arranging redemption funds and surety, the state/legal order prioritizes redeeming minors or key supporters first, indicating a welfare-and-capacity logic (protect vulnerable persons and preserve productive support).

Why require a surety (ārya/kulabandhana) before redemption steps?

It reduces fraud and ensures enforceability—an early form of risk management in civil transactions involving pledged service.