Sutra 17

Devanagari script

नाष्टिकश्च स्वकरणं कृत्वा नष्टप्रत्याहृतं लभेत ॥ कZ_०३.१६.१७ ॥

Transliteration

nāṣṭikaś ca svakaraṇaṃ kṛtvā naṣṭapratyāhṛtaṃ labheta

Translation

ਅਤੇ ਝੂਠਾ ਦਾਵੇਦਾਰ (ਨੁਕਸਾਨ ਤੋਂ ਇਨਕਾਰ ਕਰਨ ਵਾਲਾ/ਨੁਕਸਾਨ ਦਾ ਨਾਟਕ ਕਰਨ ਵਾਲਾ) ਆਪਣੇ ਬਣਾਏ ਸਬੂਤਾਂ ਨਾਲ ‘ਗੁੰਮ’ ਕਹਿ ਕੇ ਬਰਾਮਦ ਕੀਤੀ ਸੰਪਤੀ ਹਾਸਲ ਨਾ ਕਰੇ।

Word by Word

• न: not
• Type: Particle
• Root: न
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय (prohibitive/negative particle)

• आष्टिकः: the depositary/holder (of entrusted property)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आष्टिक
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-एकवचन; कर्तृपद

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

• स्वकरणम्: (by) his own act/through his own agency
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वकरण
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-एकवचन; कर्मपद; स्वस्य करणम् = ‘one’s own act/agency’

• कृत्वा: having done/made
• Type: Verb (absolutive)
• Root: कृ
• Form: क्त्वान्त (अव्यय), धातु: कृ; ‘having done/made’ (पूर्वकालिक क्रिया)

• नष्ट: lost
• Type: Participle
• Root: नश्
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), ‘lost/destroyed’; उत्तरपद-विशेषणरूपेण

• प्रत्याहृतम्: recovered/returned (property)
• Type: Participle
• Root: प्रति-आ-हृ
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-एकवचन; ‘brought back/recovered/returned’

• लभेत: should obtain/receive
• Type: Verb
• Root: लभ्
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; ‘should obtain/receive’

Entities Mentioned

• fraudulent claimant (nāṣṭika)
• dharmastha (implied)

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FAQs

What administrative abuse is this verse preventing?

Fraudulent recovery claims where a person fabricates documents/witnessing to capture recovered goods or extort compensation.

How does this complement the earlier provenance inquiry?

Earlier verses police buyers and sellers; this verse also polices claimants, closing the loop against fraud on both sides of restitution.