Sutra 37

Devanagari script

नैषां करणपूर्वो निक्षेपधर्मः ॥ कZ_०३.१२.३७ ॥

Transliteration

naiṣāṃ karaṇa-pūrvo nikṣepa-dharmaḥ

Translation

ਉਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਲਈ (ਅਰਥਾਤ ਐਸੇ ਕਾਰੀਗਰਾਂ ਲਈ) ‘ਕਰਣ’ (ਲਿਖਤੀ ਦਸਤਾਵੇਜ਼/ਰਿਕਾਰਡ) ਤੋਂ ਬਿਨਾਂ ਨਿਕਸ਼ੇਪ ਦਾ ਰਿਵਾਜ/ਵਿਹਾਰ ਵੈਧ ਨਹੀਂ।

Word by Word

• न: not
• Type: Particle (Negation)
• Root: न
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्ययम्

• एषाम्: of these (persons/things)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम्
• Form: सर्वनाम; षष्ठी-बहुवचनम्; (पुं/नपुं)

• करणपूर्वः: preceded by an instrument/means; requiring a formal act/means beforehand
• Type: Adjective
• Root: करण + पूर्व
• Form: समासः; प्रथमा-एकवचनम्; पुंलिङ्गः; विशेषणम् (निक्षेपधर्मः इति विशेष्यस्य)

• निक्षेपधर्मः: the rule/law relating to deposits (nīkṣepa)
• Type: Noun
• Root: निक्षेप + धर्म
• Form: समासः; प्रथमा-एकवचनम्; पुंलिङ्गः; कर्तृ/विधेय-रूपेण (अस्ति इति अध्याहृतम्)

Entities Mentioned

• artisans/workmen
• scribes/record-keepers (implied)

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FAQs

What governance control is introduced here?

A documentation mandate (karaṇa) to reduce disputes/fraud in deposit transactions involving higher-risk counterparties.