Arthashastra 3.12.34: Dharmasthiya, Adhyaya 12, Sutra 34
Devanagari script
तमन्येन निक्ष्पितमन्यस्यार्पयतो हीयेत ॥
Transliteration
tam anyena nikṣiptam anyasyārpayato hīyeta
Translation
अगर कोई तुम्हारा माल दूसरे को दे दे जो किसी और ने रखा था, और माल खराब हो जाए, तो तुम ही ज़िम्मेदार हो। गलती तुम्हारी है।
Word by Word
तम्him/that person
तम्:
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
Formsarvanāma-śabda; dvitīyā ekavacana; pumān (contextual)
अन्येनby another (person)
अन्येन:
TypeAdjective/Pronoun
Rootअन्य
Formtṛtīyā ekavacana; pumān/napuṃsaka (contextual)
निक्षिप्तम्(a thing) deposited/entrusted
निक्षिप्तम्:
TypeParticiple (Verbal adjective)
Rootनि-√क्षिप्
Formkṛdanta (kta); accusative singular; neuter (agreeing with implied ‘dravyaṃ’/‘nikṣepaṃ’)
अन्यस्यof another (person)
अन्यस्य:
TypeAdjective/Pronoun
Rootअन्य
Formṣaṣṭhī ekavacana
अर्पयतःof (a person) handing over/delivering
अर्पयतः:
TypeVerb (present participle)
Root√अर्प् (अर्पयति)
Formkṛdanta (śatṛ); genitive singular (masc./neut.) or locative singular (masc./neut.); here genitive: “of one who hands over”
हिfor/indeed
हि:
TypeParticle
Rootहि
Formnipāta; emphasis/causal nuance
ईयेतwould suffer loss / would be diminished (would forfeit)
ईयेत:
TypeVerb
Root√हा (जहाति)
Formvidhiliṅ (optative); 3rd person singular; ātmanepada; passive/intransitive sense: “would be diminished/forfeited”
Entities Mentioned
D
depositorC
custodianW
wrong recipientFAQs
It forces custodians to verify the claimant’s identity/authority before releasing deposited property.
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