Arthashastra 3.7.18: Dharmasthiya, Adhyaya 7, Sutra 18

Devanagari script

परिक्रीतः क्रीतः । इति ॥ कZ_०३.७.१८ ॥

Recitation with translationArthashastra 3.7.18

Transliteration

parikrītaḥ krītaḥ | iti

Translation

जब किसी को पैसे दे के खरीदा जाता है, उसे क्रीत बेटा कहते हैं। यह वो बेटा है जिसे पैसा देकर घर में लाया गया।

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Word by Word

• परिक्रीतः: fully purchased; purchased with all formalities/complete purchase
• Type: Participle (Verbal adjective)
• Root: √क्री (क्रीणाति)
• Form: कृदन्त; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle); पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-एकवचन (contextually also usable as nominative singular predicate); उपसर्ग: परि-

• क्रीतः: purchased; bought
• Type: Participle (Verbal adjective)
• Root: √क्री (क्रीणाति)
• Form: कृदन्त; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle); पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-एकवचन (predicate/definition)

• इति: thus; ‘so’ (end-quote marker)
• Type: Particle
• Root: इति
• Form: अव्यय; उद्धरण/परिभाषा-समाप्ति सूचक

Entities Mentioned

• purchased son (krīta/parikrīta)

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Why define a ‘purchased son’ category at all?

To give courts a clear classification for disputes where a household claims heirship via a monetary transaction, preventing ad hoc judgments.