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Arthashastra 3.11.14: Dharmasthiya, Adhyaya 11, Sutra 14

प्रेतस्य पुत्राः कुसीदं दद्युः दायादा वा रिक्थहराः सहग्राहिणः प्रतिभुवो वा ॥

Recitation with translationArthashastra 3.11.14

pretasya putrāḥ kusīdaṃ dadyuḥ dāyādā vā rikthaharāḥ sahagrāhiṇaḥ pratibhuvo vā

जिस पर कर्ज़ था वो मर गया, तो उसके बेटे सिर्फ इंटरेस्ट देंगे। या जो वारिस हैं जो माल बाँट रहे हैं, वो देंगे। या जो साथ में साइन किया था, वो भी देंगे। या जो गारंटी पेका था, वो भी।

प्रेतस्यof the deceased
प्रेतस्य:
TypeNoun
Rootप्रेत
Formषष्ठी-एकवचनम्, पुंलिङ्गम्
पुत्राःsons
पुत्राः:
TypeNoun
Rootपुत्र
Formप्रथमा-बहुवचनम्, पुंलिङ्गम्
कुसीदम्the debt (loan/interest)
कुसीदम्:
TypeNoun
Rootकुसीद
Formद्वितीया-एकवचनम्, नपुंसकलिङ्गम्
दद्युःshould pay / ought to give
दद्युः:
TypeVerb
Rootदा (दान)
Formविधिलिङ् (optative), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुषः, बहुवचनम्
दायादाःheirs
दायादाः:
TypeNoun
Rootदायाद
Formप्रथमा-बहुवचनम्, पुंलिङ्गम्
वाor
वा:
TypeParticle
Rootवा
Formविकल्पार्थक-अव्ययम्
रिक्थहराःtakers of the inheritance / estate-takers
रिक्थहराः:
TypeNoun
Rootरिक्थहर
Formप्रथमा-बहुवचनम्, पुंलिङ्गम्; (रिक्थ + हर) उपपद-तत्पुरुषसदृशः/कृदन्त-समाससदृशः (inheritance-taker)
सहग्राहिणःjoint takers / co-obligors
सहग्राहिणः:
TypeNoun
Rootसहग्राहिन्
Formप्रथमा-बहुवचनम्, पुंलिङ्गम्; (सह + ग्राहिन्) उपपद-समास/कृदन्त-आधारित (co-seizer/co-obligor)
प्रतिभुवःsureties / guarantors
प्रतिभुवः:
TypeNoun
Rootप्रतिभू
Formप्रथमा-बहुवचनम्, पुंलिङ्गम्
वाor
वा:
TypeParticle
Rootवा
Formविकल्पार्थक-अव्ययम्
S
sons
H
heirs (dāyāda)
C
co-borrowers (sahagrāhiṇa)
S
sureties (pratibhu)

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To protect credit transactions and ensure recoverability from those who benefit from the estate or undertook shared/guaranteed responsibility.

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