Sutra 26

Devanagari script

इति व्यवहारिषु प्रणयः ॥ कZ_०५.२.२६ ॥

Transliteration

iti vyavahāriṣu praṇayaḥ

Translation

ਵਪਾਰੀਆਂ/ਬਾਜ਼ਾਰ-ਚਲਾਣ ਵਾਲਿਆਂ ਬਾਰੇ ਇਹੀ ਨਿਰਧਾਰਿਤ ਬੰਦੋਬਸਤ (ਪ੍ਰਣਯ) ਹੈ।

Word by Word

• इति: thus; so; (marking the end of the statement)
• Type: Particle
• Root: इति
• Form: अव्यय; वाक्य-समाप्ति/उद्धरण-सूचक (quotative/iti-marker)

• व्यवहारिषु: among litigants / among parties engaged in a legal dispute (or legal transaction)
• Type: Noun (adjectival stem used substantively)
• Root: व्यवहारिन्
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; बहुवचन; सप्तमी विभक्ति; आधार/विषय-सप्तमी = ‘among/with regard to litigants or parties to a suit’

• प्रणयः: conciliation; amicable settlement; a policy/act of bringing about agreement
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रणय
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; एकवचन; प्रथमा विभक्ति; कर्तृ/विधेय-नाम (predicate nominative)

Entities Mentioned

• vyavahārin (traders/market agents)

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FAQs

What does ‘praṇaya’ convey in administrative terms?

A fixed, promulgated rule-set—meant to be applied uniformly rather than negotiated case-by-case.