Arthashastra 3.13.17: Dharmasthiya, Adhyaya 13, Sutra 17

Devanagari script

प्रक्षेपानुरूपश्चास्य निष्क्रयः ॥

Recitation with translationArthashastra 3.13.17

Transliteration

prakṣepānurūpaś cāsya niṣkrayaḥ

Translation

A jego cena wykupu, niṣkraya, będzie proporcjonalna do kwoty przekazanej lub wydanej na niego, prakṣepy.

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Word by Word

• प्रक्षेपानुरूपः: proportionate to the surcharge/extra charge
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनुरूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-एकवचन; समासः प्रक्षेपस्य अनुरूपः = प्रक्षेपानुरूपः
• Compound: तत्पुरुष (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)
• In statecraft: प्रक्षेप = (व्यवहार/वाणिज्ये) अतिरिक्त-आरोप/अधिक-प्रक्षेप (overcharge, extra levy) इत्यादि; तदनुसार/तत्समान-प्रमाणः

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

• अस्य: of him / of this (person/party)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम्
• Form: षष्ठी-एकवचन (पुं/नपुं), सर्वनाम
• In statecraft: अस्य = अस्य (व्यवहर्तुः/दोषिणः/सम्बद्धस्य) — प्रसङ्गानुसारं ‘उसका/उसके’

• निष्क्रयः: the redemption/settlement amount (payment for release)
• Type: Noun
• Root: निष्क्रय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-एकवचन
• In statecraft: निष्क्रय = (दण्ड/व्यवहार-प्रक्रियायाम्) विमोचन-राशिः, प्रतिदानम्, ‘रिडेम्प्शन/रैनसम/रिलीज-फी’ (amount paid for release/settlement)

Sandhi Notes

• प्रक्षेपानुरूपश्चास्य निष्क्रयः इति पदच्छेदः— प्रक्षेपानुरूपः + च + अस्य + निष्क्रयः
• प्रक्षेपानुरूपश् + च → प्रक्षेपानुरूपश्च (विसर्ग/शकारादेश-सन्धि: -ः + च → -श्च)
• च + अस्य → चास्य (स्वर-सन्धि: अ + अ → आ)

Entities Mentioned

• dāsa
• creditor/owner (implicit)

Topic and Governance

Prakarana (topic)

Redemption pricing proportionality and fairness norms

Governance domain

Civil law; contract/debt regulation; pricing rules

Vocabulary Breakdown

Technical Terms

FAQs

What policy goal does proportional niṣkraya serve?

It limits arbitrary pricing by owners, tying redemption to a verifiable economic basis and reducing coercive perpetuation of bondage.

How would a court use this rule?

By auditing the documented advance/outlay (prakṣepa) and setting niṣkraya accordingly.