Adhyakshaprachara Adhyaya 14 Sutra 25 - Arthashastra | Malay | Vedapath

Kautilya

Sutra 25

Devanagari script

पश्चाद्बन्धने आचितकपत्त्रपरीक्षायां वा रूप्यरूपेण परिवर्तनं विस्रावणम् पिण्डवालुकानां लोहपिण्डवालुकाभिर्वा ॥ कZ_०२.१४.२५ ॥

Transliteration

paścād bandhane ācitakapattraparīkṣāyāṃ vā rūpyarūpeṇa parivartanaṃ visrāvaṇam piṇḍavālukānāṃ lohapiṇḍavālukābhir vā

Translation

Kemudian—pada peringkat pemeteraian/ikatan, atau semasa pemeriksaan helaian logam berlapis—berlaku penggantian dengan memberikan rupa seperti perak; dan berlaku kebocoran/aliran keluar dengan menggantikan bebola pasir dengan bebola besi (atau ketulan pasir besi).

Word by Word

पश्चात्afterwards; thereafter

बन्धनेin confinement; in custody

आचितकपत्त्रपरीक्षायाम्in the examination using coated leaves (a particular assay/test)

वाor

रूप्यwith silver; by means of silver

अरूपेणwith non-silver; with an inferior/other metal

परिवर्तनम्exchange; substitution

विस्रावणम्draining; causing to flow out

पिण्डवालुकानाम्of lumps and sand (granules)

लोहपिण्डवालुकाभिःby/with iron lumps and sand (granules)

वाor

Entities Mentioned

silver appearance

metal leaf stacks

sand pellets

iron pellets

FAQs

What is the governance risk highlighted here?

Fraud can occur not only in melting but also during sealing and even during ‘inspection’ itself—i.e., at handoff points and audit rituals.

What control principle does Kautilya anticipate?

Segregation of duties and secure sealing protocols, because fraud clusters at transitions (binding, verification, packaging).