Kantakashodhana Adhyaya 6 Sutra 11 - Arthashastra | Kannada | Vedapath

Kautilya

Sutra 11

Devanagari script

स चेद्ब्रूयात् याचितकमवक्रीतकमाहितकं निक्षेपमुपनिधिं वैयावृत्यकर्म वामुष्य इति तस्यापसारप्रतिसंधानेन मुच्येत ॥ कZ_०४.६.११ ॥

Transliteration

sa ced brūyāt yācitakam avakrītakam āhitakaṃ nikṣepam upanidhiṃ vaiyāvṛtyakarma vā amuṣya iti, tasyāpasārapratisaṃdhānena mucyeta ।

Translation

ಅವನು ಹೀಗೆ ಹೇಳಿದರೆ—“ಇದು ಆ ವ್ಯಕ್ತಿಗೆ ಸೇರಿದ ಸಾಲವಾಗಿ ಪಡೆದ ವಸ್ತು, ಖರೀದಿಸಿದ ವಸ್ತು, ಅಡಮಾನ/ಠೇವಣಿ ಇಟ್ಟ ವಸ್ತು, ಠೇವಣಿ (ನಿಕ್ಷೇಪ), ಗುಪ್ತ ಠೇವಣಿ (ಉಪನಿಧಿ), ಅಥವಾ ಸೇವಾಕಾರ್ಯದ ಕೂಲಿ”—ಅದನ್ನು ಯಥಾರ್ಥ ಹಕ್ಕುದಾರಿಗೆ ಮರಳಿ ಒಪ್ಪಿಸುವುದರಿಂದ (ತೆಗೆದುಹಾಕಿದುದಕ್ಕೆ ಪರಿಹಾರ ಮಾಡುವುದರಿಂದ) ಅವನು ಬಿಡುಗಡೆ ಪಡೆಯಬಹುದು.

Word by Word

सःhe (that person)

चेत्if

ब्रूयात्should say / were to say

याचितकम्a thing obtained by solicitation (begged/asked-for property)

अवक्रीतकम्a purchased item / purchased property

आहितकम्an entrusted/placed item (property put in one’s charge)

निक्षेपम्a deposit (property deposited)

उपनिधिम्a concealed/secret deposit

वैयावृत्यकर्मservice-work / work done as attendance or commission

वाor

अमुष्यof that person (his)

इतिthus / saying

तस्यof him / his

अपसारप्रतिसंधानेनby (proving/establishing) removal and restitution/settlement

मुच्येतwould be released / would be absolved

Entities Mentioned

possessor/accused

owner/claimant

FAQs

What policy tool is implied here besides punishment?

Restitution—returning the item to the right party can resolve the matter when a plausible lawful basis of possession is asserted.

Why list multiple categories (borrowed, bought, deposit, wages)?

To standardize administratively recognized claims of possession and guide investigators/judges on common lawful explanations.