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Arthashastra 3.11.12: Dharmasthiya, Adhyaya 11, Sutra 12

दीर्घसत्त्रव्याधिगुरुकुलोपरुद्धं बालमसारं वा नर्णमनुवर्धेत ॥

dīrghasattravyādhigurukuloparuddhaṃ bālam asāraṃ vā narṇam anuvardheta

किसी बच्चे का कर्ज़ बढ़ाने का नहीं। जो लोग लंबा यज्ञ करते रहते हैं, बीमार हैं, या गुरु के घर में फंसे हैं, उनका भी कर्ज़ बढ़ाना नहीं। जो के पास कुछ नहीं, उसपे भी इंटरेस्ट मत लगा।

दीर्घसत्त्रव्याधिगुरुकुलोपरुद्धम्a child kept/held back (confined/obstructed) by long sacrificial sessions, illness, or residence in a teacher’s household
दीर्घसत्त्रव्याधिगुरुकुलोपरुद्धम्:
TypeAdjective (past passive participle)
Rootउप-√रुध् (रुधिर्/रुध्)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्गे द्वितीया एकवचनम्; विशेषणम् (बालम् इति विशेष्यस्य) ; उपरुद्ध = क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (PPP)
बालम्a child; a minor
बालम्:
TypeNoun
Rootबाल
Formनपुंसकलिङ्गे द्वितीया एकवचनम्; कर्म
असारम्incapable; lacking substance/competence
असारम्:
TypeAdjective
Rootअसार
Formनपुंसकलिङ्गे द्वितीया एकवचनम्; विशेषणम् (बालम्/नरम् इत्यस्य)
वाor
वा:
TypeParticle
Rootवा
Formविकल्पार्थक अव्ययम्
नnot
न:
TypeParticle
Rootन
Formनिषेधार्थक अव्ययम्
अर्णम्a debt; a loan
अर्णम्:
TypeNoun
Rootअर्ण
Formनपुंसकलिङ्गे द्वितीया एकवचनम्; कर्म
अनुवर्धेतshould increase/augment (here: should not allow to grow)
अनुवर्धेत:
TypeVerb
Rootअनु-√वृध्
Formविधिलिङ् (optative), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुषः, एकवचनम्; लोट्-अर्थे विधिः/निषेधः: ‘should (not) increase/foster’
B
bāla (minor)
V
vyādhita (ill person)
G
gurukula (teacher’s household)
A
asāra (insolvent person)

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To prevent predatory accumulation of interest against persons lacking legal/physical capacity to manage repayment, thereby aligning enforcement with equity and social stability.

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