Sutra 4

Devanagari script

त्रिराघुषितमव्याहतं क्रेता क्रेतुं लभेत ॥ कZ_०३.९.०४ ॥

Transliteration

trirāghuṣitam avyāhataṃ kretā kretuṃ labheta

Translation

ਤਿੰਨ ਵਾਰ ਐਲਾਨ ਹੋਣ ਤੇ ਕੋਈ ਐਤਰਾਜ਼ ਨਾ ਆਵੇ ਤਾਂ ਖਰੀਦਦਾਰ ਕਾਨੂੰਨੀ ਤੌਰ ’ਤੇ ਖਰੀਦ ਕਰ ਸਕਦਾ ਹੈ।

Word by Word

• त्रिः: thrice; three times
• Type: Particle
• Root: त्रि
• Form: अव्यय; पुनरुक्ति/आवृत्तिवाचक (three times)

• आघुषितम्: proclaimed/announced (for sale)
• Type: Participle
• Root: घुष् (घोषणे)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त); नपुंसकलिङ्गे एकवचनं प्रथमा/द्वितीया; उपसर्ग: आ-; अर्थः ‘announced/proclaimed’

• अव्याहतम्: unopposed; not objected to
• Type: Participle
• Root: व्याहन् (हनँ हिंसायाम्)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त); नपुंसकलिङ्गे एकवचनं प्रथमा/द्वितीया; नञ्-पूर्वक; अर्थः ‘unobstructed; unchallenged; not contradicted’

• क्रेता: the buyer
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्री (क्रीणाति)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; एकवचनं प्रथमा; कर्तृवाचक (buyer)

• क्रेतुम्: to buy
• Type: Infinitive
• Root: क्री (क्रीणाति)
• Form: तुमुनन्त; क्रियार्थक-अव्यय; अर्थः ‘to buy’

• लभेत: may/should obtain (be allowed to obtain)
• Type: Verb
• Root: लभ् (लभँ प्राप्तौ)
• Form: लोट्/विधिलिङ् (optative) परस्मैपदम्; प्रथमपुरुषः एकवचनम्; अर्थः ‘may/should obtain; is entitled to obtain’

Entities Mentioned

• buyer
• objectors/claimants (implied)
• public authority (implied)

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FAQs

What is the governance function of ‘three proclamations’?

It establishes a standardized objection window and evidentiary basis for ‘uncontested sale,’ strengthening title security and reducing future disputes.

What does ‘avyāhata’ imply in administrative practice?

That no legally cognizable challenge (boundary, lien, prior right, or competing claim) has been raised during the notice process.