Sutra 41

Devanagari script

दाने शुचिः अन्यथा निक्षेपं स्तेयदण्डं च दद्यात् ॥ कZ_०३.१२.४१ ॥

Transliteration

dāne śuciḥ anyathā nikṣepaṃ steyadaṇḍaṃ ca dadyāt

Translation

ਜੇ ਉਹ ਵਾਪਸ ਕਰ ਦੇਵੇ ਤਾਂ ਉਹ ਬੇਦੋਸ਼ ਹੈ; ਨਹੀਂ ਤਾਂ ਜਮ੍ਹਾਂ ਚੀਜ਼ ਵਾਪਸ ਕਰੇ ਅਤੇ ਚੋਰੀ ਦੀ ਸਜ਼ਾ ਵੀ ਭਰੇ।

Word by Word

• दाने: in the matter of a gift / in gifting
• Type: Noun
• Root: दान
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; सप्तमी-एकवचन (अधिकरण)

• शुचिः: pure; honest; (one should be) clean/straightforward
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुचि
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-एकवचन; विशेषणम् (कर्ता-सम्बन्धः)

• अन्यथा: otherwise; if not (so)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अन्यथा
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकार/विपर्ययार्थे

• निक्षेपम्: the deposit (entrusted property)
• Type: Noun
• Root: निक्षेप
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-एकवचन; कर्म

• स्तेयदण्डम्: the theft-penalty / punishment for stealing
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्तेयदण्ड
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-एकवचन; कर्म; समासः = स्तेयस्य दण्डः

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

• दद्यात्: should give/award (i.e., should return and impose)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा
• Form: लोट्/विधिलिङ् (optative) परस्मैपदम्; प्रथमपुरुष-एकवचन; विध्यर्थः

Entities Mentioned

• custodian
• claimant
• court/king’s justice (implied)

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FAQs

Why combine restitution (deposit) with a theft penalty?

Restitution repairs the victim’s loss; the theft-penalty deters custodians from treating entrusted property as a low-risk opportunity.