Arthashastra 3.12.52: Dharmasthiya, Adhyaya 12, Sutra 52
Devanagari script
एतेन मिथःसमवायो व्याख्यातः ॥ कZ_०३.१२.५२ ॥
Transliteration
etena mithaḥsamavāyo vyākhyātaḥ
Translation
इससे यह भी समझ आ जाता है कि दो लोग मिल कर कुछ गलत कर रहे हैं।
Word by Word
एतेनby this; by means of this (i.e., by the foregoing explanation)
एतेन:
TypePronoun
Rootएतद्
Formसर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक (एतद्); तृतीया-एकवचन; नपुंसकलिङ्ग (प्रयोगे साधारणतया ‘एतेन’ = ‘अनेन’ इति)
मिथः-समवायःmutual association / reciprocal relationship (samavāya between parties)
मिथः-समवायः:
TypeNoun
Rootसम् + अव + इ (समवाय)
Formपुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-एकवचन; ‘मिथः’ (अव्यय, ‘परस्परम्’) उपपदपूर्वकः समासः; समवायः = परस्पर-संबन्ध/संयोग-विशेषः
व्याख्यातःhas been explained / has been set forth
व्याख्यातः:
TypeVerb (PPP used predicatively)
Rootवि + आ + ख्या
Formकृदन्त (क्त-प्रत्ययान्त, भूतकर्मणि/भूतकृत); पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-एकवचन; ‘(अयम्) व्याख्यातः’ = ‘has been explained’
Entities Mentioned
C
colluding partiesJ
judge/officialFAQs
A doctrinal extension: the evidentiary/procedural tests just stated should also be used to detect and decide collusive arrangements.
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