Sutra 20
Devanagari script
अन्तरे वा मृतस्य दायादोऽपि नाभ्यावहेत् ॥ कZ_०३.१२.२० ॥
Transliteration
antare vā mṛtasya dāyādo'pi nābhyāvahet
Translation
ਜੇ ਵਿਚਕਾਰ (ਸਪੁਰਦਗੀ/ਨਿਪਟਾਰੇ ਤੋਂ ਪਹਿਲਾਂ) ਮੌਤ ਹੋ ਜਾਵੇ, ਤਾਂ ਮ੍ਰਿਤਕ ਦੇ ਵਾਰਸ ਨੂੰ ਵੀ ਦਾਅਵੇ ਲਈ ਜਵਾਬਦੇਹ ਬਣਾ ਕੇ ਵਸੂਲੀ ਨਹੀਂ ਕੀਤੀ ਜਾਵੇਗੀ।
Word by Word
अन्तरेin the interval; in between; meanwhile
अन्तरे:
TypeNoun
Rootअन्तर
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग; एकवचन; सप्तमी (अधिकरण) — ‘अन्तरे’ = ‘अन्तरेण/मध्ये’ (अव्ययीभाववत् प्रयोगः)
वाor
वा:
TypeParticle
Rootवा
Formविकल्पार्थक अव्यय
मृतस्यof the deceased
मृतस्य:
TypeNoun (participle used substantively)
Rootमृत
Formपुंलिङ्ग; एकवचन; षष्ठी (सम्बन्ध) — ‘मृत’ (कृदन्त, √मृ ‘to die’)
दायादःthe heir
दायादः:
TypeNoun
Rootदायाद
Formपुंलिङ्ग; एकवचन; प्रथमा (कर्ता)
अपिeven; also
अपि:
TypeParticle
Rootअपि
Formसमुच्चय/अपेक्षार्थक अव्यय; ‘even/also’
नnot
न:
TypeParticle
Rootन
Formनिषेधार्थक अव्यय
अभ्यावहेत्should not bring/appropriate (i.e., should not take possession/claim)
अभ्यावहेत्:
TypeVerb
Root√वह्
Formलोट्/विधिलिङ् (आज्ञा/विधानार्थ) परस्मैपद; प्रथमपुरुष; एकवचन; उपसर्गः अभि-आ-; धातु √वह् ‘to carry/bring’; अर्थः ‘(स्वीकर्तुं/गृहीतुं) न आनयेत्/न उपनयेत्’
Entities Mentioned
H
heir (dāyāda)FAQs
To prevent automatic transfer of personal civil liability to heirs when performance became impossible due to death before completion.