Arthashastra 3.12.37: Dharmasthiya, Adhyaya 12, Sutra 37
Devanagari script
नैषां करणपूर्वो निक्षेपधर्मः ॥ कZ_०३.१२.३७ ॥
Transliteration
naiṣāṃ karaṇa-pūrvo nikṣepa-dharmaḥ
Translation
इसलिए इन काम करने वालों के लिए डिपॉज़िट तभी माना जाएगा जब पहले से कोई लिखा पेपर हो। बिना पेपर के डिपॉज़िट वैलिड नहीं है।
Word by Word
नnot
न:
TypeParticle (Negation)
Rootन
Formनिषेधार्थक-अव्ययम्
एषाम्of these (persons/things)
एषाम्:
TypePronoun
Rootइदम्
Formसर्वनाम; षष्ठी-बहुवचनम्; (पुं/नपुं)
करणपूर्वःpreceded by an instrument/means; requiring a formal act/means beforehand
करणपूर्वः:
TypeAdjective
Rootकरण + पूर्व
Formसमासः; प्रथमा-एकवचनम्; पुंलिङ्गः; विशेषणम् (निक्षेपधर्मः इति विशेष्यस्य)
निक्षेपधर्मःthe rule/law relating to deposits (nīkṣepa)
निक्षेपधर्मः:
TypeNoun
Rootनिक्षेप + धर्म
Formसमासः; प्रथमा-एकवचनम्; पुंलिङ्गः; कर्तृ/विधेय-रूपेण (अस्ति इति अध्याहृतम्)
Entities Mentioned
A
artisans/workmenS
scribes/record-keepers (implied)FAQs
A documentation mandate (karaṇa) to reduce disputes/fraud in deposit transactions involving higher-risk counterparties.
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