Sutra 2
Devanagari script
अर्थ्यप्रतीकाराः कारुशासितारः संनिक्षेप्तारः स्ववित्तकारवः श्रेणीप्रमाणा निक्षेपं गृह्णीयुः ॥ कZ_०४.१.०२ ॥
Transliteration
arthyapratīkārāḥ kāruśāsitāraḥ saṃnikṣeptāraḥ svavittakāravaḥ śreṇīpramāṇā nikṣepaṃ gṛhṇīyuḥ
Translation
അർഥ്യപ്രതീകാരർ, കാരുശാസിതാർ, സംനിക്ഷേപ്താർ, കൂടാതെ സ്വന്തം മൂലധനത്തിൽ പ്രവർത്തിക്കുന്ന ശേഷിയുള്ള കരകൗശലക്കാർ—ശ്രേണിയെ പ്രമാണം/സാക്ഷിയായി കരുതി—നിക്ഷേപം (ഡെപ്പോസിറ്റ്) സ്വീകരിക്കാം.
Word by Word
अर्थ्यप्रतीकाराःthose who make monetary restitution/repayment
अर्थ्यप्रतीकाराः:
TypeNoun
Rootअर्थ्य + प्रतीकार
Formप्रथमा-बहुवचनम्, पुंलिङ्गः; अर्थ्य- (अर्थसम्बन्धी/धनसम्बन्धी) + प्रतीकार (प्रतिदान/प्रतिफल/प्रतिसाधन)
कारुशासितारःsuperintendents/overseers of artisans
कारुशासितारः:
TypeNoun
Rootकारु + शासितृ
Formप्रथमा-बहुवचनम्, पुंलिङ्गः; कारु (कारीगर/शिल्पी) + शासितृ (शास् धातोः तृ-प्रत्ययान्तः: नियन्ता/अध्यक्षः)
संनिक्षेप्तारःdepositors; those who place deposits
संनिक्षेप्तारः:
TypeNoun
Rootसम् + नि + क्षिप्
Formप्रथमा-बहुवचनम्, पुंलिङ्गः; कर्तरि तृ-प्रत्ययान्तः (निक्षेपं कुर्वन्ति/निक्षिपन्ति)
स्ववित्तकारवःthose who operate with their own money/capital
स्ववित्तकारवः:
TypeNoun
Rootस्व + वित्त + कार
Formप्रथमा-बहुवचनम्, पुंलिङ्गः; स्ववित्त (स्वधनम्) + कार (कृ धातोः घञ्/ण्वुलादि-प्रत्ययार्थे: कर्ता/व्यवहर्ता); रूपम्: कारवः (कार-शब्दस्य प्रथमा-बहुवचनम्)
श्रेणीप्रमाणाःthose recognized/validated by the guild (guild-authorities/standards)
श्रेणीप्रमाणाः:
TypeNoun
Rootश्रेणी + प्रमाण
Formप्रथमा-बहुवचनम्, पुंलिङ्गः; श्रेणी (गिल्ड्/संघः) + प्रमाण (प्रमाणम्/प्रमाणभूतः)
निक्षेपम्a deposit; entrusted property
निक्षेपम्:
TypeNoun
Rootनि + क्षिप्
Formद्वितीया-एकवचनम्, पुंलिङ्गः/नपुंसकलिङ्गः (प्रयोगे नपुंसकत्वं सामान्यं); ‘deposit’ अर्थे
गृह्णीयुःshould accept/receive
गृह्णीयुः:
TypeVerb
Rootग्रह्
Formविधिलिङ् (optative), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुषः, बहुवचनम्; धातुः: ग्रह् (गृह्णाति)
Entities Mentioned
Ś
śreṇī (guild)K
kāru (artisan)D
deposit custodian (saṃnikṣeptṛ)FAQs
The guild provides verification and collective monitoring, lowering information asymmetry and enabling enforcement when individual custodians default.
Authorized, supervised, and solvent actors—because deposits require fiduciary reliability and a traceable accountability chain.