Arthashastra 3.13.17: Dharmasthiya, Adhyaya 13, Sutra 17

Devanagari script

प्रक्षेपानुरूपश्चास्य निष्क्रयः ॥

Recitation with translationArthashastra 3.13.17

Transliteration

prakṣepānurūpaś cāsya niṣkrayaḥ

Translation

अस्य निष्क्रयः प्रक्षेपानुरूप एव भवेत्।

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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

• 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

• निष्क्रयः: the redemption/settlement amount (payment for release)
• Type: Noun
• Root: निष्क्रय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-एकवचन

Entities Mentioned

• dāsa
• creditor/owner (implicit)

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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.