Arthashastra 3.12.5: Dharmasthiya, Adhyaya 12, Sutra 5
Devanagari script
प्रेतं व्यसनगतं वा नोपनिधिमभ्यावहेत् ॥
Transliteration
pretaṃ vyasanagataṃ vā nopanidhimabhyāvahet
Translation
अगर कोई मर गया हो, उसके घर से जो सामान रखा था, वो वापस माँगने का ट्राई मत करो। या अगर कोई बड़े मुसीबत में फंस गया हो, उससे भी चीज़ें वापस मत दिलवाओ। इन सिचुएशन्स में डिपॉज़िट रिकवरी से रहो।
Word by Word
प्रेतम्a corpse, the dead body
प्रेतम्:
TypeNoun (past passive participle used substantively)
Root√इ (इण्)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग; एकवचन; द्वितीया; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (प्र-√इ + क्त = प्रेत)
व्यसनगतम्one who has fallen into misfortune/distress
व्यसनगतम्:
TypeAdjective (past participle)
Root√गम्
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग; एकवचन; द्वितीया; व्यसन + गत (क्त-प्रत्ययान्त); प्रेतम् इत्यस्य विशेषणम्
वाor
वा:
TypeParticle
Rootवा
Formविकल्पार्थक-अव्ययम्
नnot
न:
TypeParticle (negation)
Rootन
Formनिषेधार्थक-अव्ययम्
उपनिधिम्a deposit; entrusted property
उपनिधिम्:
TypeNoun
Rootउप + √नि + √धा
Formपुंलिङ्ग; एकवचन; द्वितीया; उपनिधि-शब्दः
अभ्यावहेत्should bring/take away (here: should not bring/appropriate)
अभ्यावहेत्:
TypeVerb
Rootअभि + आ + √वह्
Formलोट्/विधिलिङ् (आज्ञा/निषेध-प्रयोगे विधिलिङ्); परस्मैपदम्; प्रथमपुरुष; एकवचन; धातुः √वह्; उपसर्गाः अभि-, आ-; अर्थः ‘आनयेत्/उपहरेत्’
Entities Mentioned
D
deceasedD
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