Arthashastra 3.12.33: Dharmasthiya, Adhyaya 12, Sutra 33
Devanagari script
निक्षेपश्चोपनिधिना ॥
Transliteration
nikṣepaś ca upanidhinā
Translation
निक्षेप भी उपनिधि के रूल्स से ही चलेगा। निक्षेप भी वही है, कोई सामान किसी को रखने के लिए दे दिया।
Word by Word
निक्षेपःa deposit (property entrusted for safekeeping)
निक्षेपः:
TypeNoun
Rootनि-क्षिप्
Formपुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-एकवचन
चand
च:
TypeParticle
Rootच
Formसमुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय
उपनिधिनाby/with a secret (concealed) deposit
उपनिधिना:
TypeNoun
Rootउप-नि-धा (निधा)
Formपुंलिङ्ग; तृतीया-एकवचन
Entities Mentioned
D
depositor (nikṣeptṛ)D
deposit-holderFAQs
It standardizes deposit disputes under the established evidentiary and liability framework of upanidhi.
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