Sutra 4

Devanagari script

उपभोगनिमित्तं नष्टं विनष्टं वाभ्यावहेत् चतुर्विंशतिपणश्च दण्डः अन्यथा वा निष्पतने ॥ कZ_०३.१२.०४ ॥

Transliteration

upabhoganimittaṃ naṣṭaṃ vinaṣṭaṃ vābhyāvahet caturviṃśatipaṇaśca daṇḍaḥ anyathā vā niṣpatane

Translation

သူ၏အသုံးချမှုကြောင့် အပ်နှံထားသောပစ္စည်း ပျောက်ဆုံး သို့မဟုတ် ပျက်စီးသွားပါက ၎င်းကို ပြန်လည်လျော်ပေးရမည်။ ဒဏ်ငွေမှာ ပဏ ၂၄ (paṇa) ဖြစ်သည်။ မဟုတ်ပါက (အသုံးချမှုကြောင့် မဟုတ်လျှင်) ပျောက်ကွယ်သွားခြင်း/ထွက်ပြေးသွားခြင်း ဖြစ်သည့်အခါ စည်းမျဉ်းသည် သင့်လျော်သလို ကွဲပြားမည်။

Word by Word

• उपभोग-निमित्तम्: for the reason of use/enjoyment (as the cause for use)
• Type: Noun
• Root: निमित्त
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, एकवचन, प्रथमा/द्वितीया; उपभोगस्य निमित्तम् = उपभोग-कारणम्

• नष्टम्: lost
• Type: Participle
• Root: नश्
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, एकवचन, प्रथमा/द्वितीया; ‘नष्ट’ = नष्टं (lost)

• विनष्टम्: destroyed/ruined (completely lost)
• Type: Participle
• Root: नश् (वि-नश्)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, एकवचन, प्रथमा/द्वितीया; ‘विनष्ट’ = completely lost/destroyed

• वा: or
• Type: Particle
• Root: वा
• Form: विकल्पार्थक अव्यय

• अभ्यावहेत्: shall incur / shall be liable to pay
• Type: Verb
• Root: वह् (अभि-आ-√वह्)
• Form: विधिलिङ्/आज्ञार्थे लिङ्, परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; ‘अभ्यावहति’ = (दण्डं/दायं) वहति/आनयति = incurs/shall pay/shall bring upon oneself

• चतुर्विंशति-पणः: (a fine of) twenty-four paṇas
• Type: Noun
• Root: पण
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, एकवचन, प्रथमा; ‘चतुर्विंशतिपणः’ = 24 पणों का (दण्डः)

• च: and
• Type: Particle
• Root: च
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक अव्यय

• दण्डः: fine/penalty
• Type: Noun
• Root: दण्ड
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, एकवचन, प्रथमा

• अन्यथा: otherwise
• Type: Adverb
• Root: अन्यथा
• Form: अव्यय; ‘अन्यथा’ = otherwise/else

• वा: or
• Type: Particle
• Root: वा
• Form: विकल्पार्थक अव्यय

• निष्पतने: in the event of absconding/escape
• Type: Noun (action noun)
• Root: निष्-पत्
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, एकवचन, सप्तमी; ‘निष्पतन’ = निष्क्रमण/पलायन/भागने की क्रिया; लोकेटिव: ‘निष्पतने’ = in the case of absconding/escape

Entities Mentioned

• deposit-holder
• depositor (implied)

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FAQs

What is the key legal distinction introduced here?

Liability and the severity of punishment depend on causation: loss arising from the holder’s use triggers restoration plus a higher fine.