Sutra 5

Devanagari script

अजानन्तोऽस्य द्रव्यस्यातिसर्गेण मुच्येरन् ॥ कZ_०४.६.०५ ॥

Transliteration

ajānanto 'sya dravyasyātisargeṇa mucyeran

Translation

அதன் (சட்டவிரோத நிலை) தெரியாதவர்கள், அந்த சொத்தை ஒப்படைப்பதன் மூலம் பொறுப்பிலிருந்து விடுவிக்கப்படுவர்।

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.