Arthashastra 3.5.26 - Dharmasthiya, Adhyaya 5, Sutra 26

Kautilya

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Arthashastra 3.5.26: Dharmasthiya, Adhyaya 5, Sutra 26

Devanagari script

एतावानर्थः सामान्यस्तस्यैतावान्प्रत्यंश इत्यनुभाष्य ब्रुवन् साक्षिषु विभागं कारयेत् ॥

Recitation with translationArthashastra 3.5.26

Transliteration

etāvān arthaḥ sāmānyas tasyaitāvān pratyaṃśa ity anubhāṣya bruvan sākṣiṣu vibhāgaṃ kārayet

Translation

सामने वाले लोगों को बुला के बोलना है, यह पूरा माल है और यह उसका हिस्सा है। फिर गवाह के सामने बंटवारा करवाना है।

Word by Word

एतावान्this much; so much

अर्थःthe amount/subject-matter (property/claim)

सामान्यःcommon; total (joint)

तस्यof that (total) / thereof

एतावान्this much; so much

प्रत्यंशःeach person’s share; proportional part

इतिthus; saying ‘…’

अनुभाष्यhaving stated/repeated (the formula)

ब्रुवन्saying; while declaring

साक्षिषुin the presence of witnesses

विभागम्division; partition (of property)

कारयेत्should cause (it) to be done; should have (the division) carried out

Entities Mentioned

witnesses (sākṣi)

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What is the governance value of partition 'in the presence of witnesses'?

It creates verifiable public proof, deters later denials, and strengthens enforceability—an early form of procedural safeguards and documentary governance.

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