Sutra 5

Devanagari script

अजानन्तोऽस्य द्रव्यस्यातिसर्गेण मुच्येरन् ॥ कZ_०४.६.०५ ॥

Transliteration

ajānanto 'sya dravyasyātisargeṇa mucyeran

Translation

ਜਿਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਇਸ ਮਾਲ ਦੀ (ਗੈਰਕਾਨੂੰਨੀ ਹੈਸियत ਦੀ) ਜਾਣਕਾਰੀ ਨਹੀਂ ਸੀ, ਉਹ ਮਾਲ ਸੌਂਪ ਦੇਣ ਨਾਲ ਜ਼ਿੰਮੇਵਾਰੀ ਤੋਂ ਮੁਕਤ ਹੋ ਜਾਂਦੇ ਹਨ।

Word by Word

• अजानन्तः: not knowing; being ignorant (people)
• Type: Verb (participial)
• Root: ज्ञा
• Form: लट्-लकारः; शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त वर्तमानकाले कर्तरि कृदन्तः; प्रथमा-बहुवचनम्; पुंलिङ्गम्

• अस्य: of this; of him/it
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम्
• Form: षष्ठी-एकवचनम्; पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्गे (सन्दर्भानुसारम्)

• द्रव्यस्य: of the property/wealth/article
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्रव्य
• Form: षष्ठी-एकवचनम्; नपुंसकलिङ्गम्

• अतिसर्गेण: by (means of) excessive disposal/alienation
• Type: Noun
• Root: अतिसर्ग
• Form: तृतीया-एकवचनम्; पुंलिङ्गम्

• मुच्येरन्: they would be released; would escape (liability/punishment)
• Type: Verb
• Root: मुच्
• Form: लिङ्-लकारः (विधिलिङ्); आत्मनेपदम्; प्रथमपुरुषः; बहुवचनम्

Entities Mentioned

• good-faith possessor/merchant
• state authorities (implicit)

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FAQs

What principle of legal policy is reflected here?

Fault-based liability: absence of knowledge mitigates punishment, conditioned on restitution via surrender.