Sutra 6

Devanagari script

कालान्तरादपि च तथाविधमेव प्रतिगृह्णीयुः अन्यत्र क्षीणपरिशीर्णाभ्याम् ॥ कZ_०२.१४.०६ ॥

Transliteration

kālāntarādapi ca tathāvidhameva pratigṛhṇīyuḥ anyatra kṣīṇapariśīrṇābhyām

Translation

ਸਮਾਂ ਬੀਤ ਜਾਣ ਤੋਂ ਬਾਅਦ ਵੀ ਉਹ ਠੀਕ ਉਸੇ ਕਿਸਮ ਦੀ ਵਸਤੂ ਹੀ ਵਾਪਸ ਲੈਣ/ਸਵੀਕਾਰ ਕਰਨ; ਪਰ ਘਾਟ (ਨੁਕਸਾਨ) ਜਾਂ ਘਿਸਾਈ-ਪਿਸਾਈ (wear-and-tear) ਹੋਵੇ ਤਾਂ ਛੂਟ ਹੈ।

Word by Word

• कालान्तरात्: after an interval of time / after some time has passed
• Type: Noun
• Root: काल / अन्तर
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; एकवचन; पञ्चमी-विभक्ति; (कालस्य अन्तरम् = कालान्तरम्) तस्मात्

• अपि: also; even
• Type: Particle
• Root: अपि
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय/अपि-भाव (also/even)

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

• तथाविधम्: of the same kind; of that specified type
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तथा + विध
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; एकवचन; द्वितीया-विभक्ति; प्रतिगृह्णीयुः इत्यस्य कर्म

• एव: only; exactly; indeed
• Type: Particle
• Root: एव
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारणार्थक

• प्रतिगृह्णीयुः: they should accept/receive
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्रति√ग्रह् (ग्रहँ उपादाने)
• Form: लिङ्-विधिलिङ्; परस्मैपदम्; प्रथमपुरुष; बहुवचन; (they should accept/receive)

• अन्यत्र: except; otherwise than
• Type: Adverb
• Root: अन्यत्र
• Form: अव्यय; अपवाद-निर्देश (except)

• क्षीण: diminished; depleted
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √क्षि (क्षि क्षये)
• Form: विशेषण; (समासे पूर्वपद) क्षीण = diminished/depleted

• परिशीर्णाभ्याम्: by (things) worn out / deteriorated (two conditions: diminished and worn)
• Type: Adjective (used substantively)
• Root: pari√शॄ (शॄ क्षये/जीर्णे)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; द्विवचन; तृतीया-विभक्ति; क्षीण- इति सह द्वन्द्वार्थे (क्षीणाभ्याम् परिशीर्णाभ्याम्)

Entities Mentioned

• depositors
• custodians/assayers
• state authority

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FAQs

Does time passage change the obligation to return deposits?

No; return must still be like-for-like, except for proven diminution or wear.

Why include the exception?

To recognize natural loss/abrasion and reduce opportunistic disputes.