Arthashastra 3.16.2: Dharmasthiya, Adhyaya 16, Sutra 2
Devanagari script
दत्तमव्यवहार्यमेकत्रानुशये वर्तेत ॥ कZ_०३.१६.०२ ॥
Transliteration
dattamavyavahāryamekatrānuśaye varteta
Translation
जब कोई गिफ्ट दे दिया, तो उस पर कोर्ट काम नहीं कर सकता। सिर्फ एक ही रास्ता है, अगर बात बिगड़ी तो उस हिसाब से सुलह करनी पड़ेगी।
Word by Word
दत्तम्(something) given; transferred; bestowed
दत्तम्:
TypeParticiple (Verbal adjective)
Rootदा (दाने)
Formकृदन्त; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त; नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचन; कर्मणि (past passive participle)
अव्यवहार्यम्non-justiciable; not subject to legal dispute/transaction
अव्यवहार्यम्:
TypeAdjective (Negated)
Rootव्यवहार (from √हृ with vi-ā-; noun base व्यवहार) + नञ्/अ-
Formनञ्-तत्पुरुषभाव/नकारार्थक उपसर्ग; नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचन; विशेषणम् (दत्तम् इति विशेष्यस्य)
एकत्रin one place; together; at one and the same locus
एकत्र:
TypeIndeclinable (Adverb)
Rootएक + त्र (अव्ययप्रत्यय)
Formदेशवाचक अव्यय; ‘in one place/with one party’
अनुशयेin (a state of) continuing grievance/latent claim; in a subsisting ground of complaint
अनुशये:
TypeNoun
Rootअनुशय (noun)
Formपुंलिङ्ग; सप्तमी एकवचन (लोके); अधिकरणसप्तमी
वर्तेतshould remain; should be treated as; should apply
वर्तेत:
TypeVerb
Root√वृत् (वर्तने)
Formलिङ् (विधिलिङ्); प्रथमपुरुष; एकवचन; आत्मनेपद
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