Sutra 12
Devanagari script
चोरहृतमन्ययूथप्रविष्टमवलीनं वा नष्टम् ॥ कZ_०२.२९.१२ ॥
Transliteration
corahṛtam anyayūthapraviṣṭam avalīnaṃ vā naṣṭam
Translation
चोरहृतम् अन्ययूथप्रविष्टम् अवलीनं वा नष्टम्॥
Word by Word
चोरहृतम्(property) stolen by a thief
चोरहृतम्:
TypeParticiple (Verbal adjective)
Rootहृ
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, एकवचन, प्रथमा/द्वितीया; भूतकृदन्त (क्त), ‘हृत’ = ‘taken away’; समासः चोरस्य हृतम्
अन्ययूथप्रविष्टम्(an animal) that has entered another herd
अन्ययूथप्रविष्टम्:
TypeParticiple (Verbal adjective)
Rootप्रविश्
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, एकवचन, प्रथमा/द्वितीया; भूतकृदन्त (क्त) ‘प्रविष्ट’; समासः अन्यं यूथं प्रविष्टम् = अन्ययूथे प्रविष्टम् (अर्थतः)
अवलीनम्hidden; sunk down; lodged/embedded
अवलीनम्:
TypeParticiple (Verbal adjective)
Rootअव√ली (लीङ्/ली)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, एकवचन, प्रथमा/द्वितीया; भूतकृदन्त (क्त) ‘अवलीन’ = ‘sunk down, hidden, stuck/embedded’
वाor
वा:
TypeParticle
Rootवा
Formअव्यय; विकल्पार्थक (or)
नष्टम्lost; missing
नष्टम्:
TypeParticiple (Verbal adjective)
Rootनश्
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, एकवचन, प्रथमा/द्वितीया; भूतकृदन्त (क्त) ‘नष्ट’ = ‘lost, perished, disappeared’
Entities Mentioned
T
thieves (cora)H
herd (yūtha)FAQs
Because administrative response differs: missing cases prioritize tracing/recovery and responsibility allocation, while destroyed cases focus on proof of calamity/accident and closure of accounts.
It signals a recoverable misplacement scenario and a potential dispute requiring identification records and adjudication.