Sutra 19

Devanagari script

असत्युदये भाण्डनिर्वहणेन पण्यप्रतिपण्यानयनेन वा लाभं पश्येत् ॥ कZ_०२.१६.१९ ॥

Transliteration

asatyudaye bhāṇḍanirvahaṇena paṇyapratipaṇyānayanena vā lābhaṃ paśyet

Translation

Kapag napatunayang mali (hindi nagkatotoo) ang inaasahang kita, dapat siyang maghanap ng tubo alinman sa pamamagitan ng paglilipat ng kargamento sa ibang lugar o sa pamamagitan ng pagdadala ng mga alternatibong kalakal at katapat na kalakal.

Word by Word

• असत्युदये: when a false (illicit) gain arises
• Type: Noun
• Root: असत्य-उदय
• Form: सप्तमी एकवचन (असत्य-उदयः) — ‘असत्यस्य उदये’ इति; पुंलिङ्ग

• भाण्डनिर्वहणेन: by disposing/handling the goods (delivery/transport/clearance)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भाण्ड-निर्वहण
• Form: तृतीया एकवचन; नपुंसकलिङ्ग (निर्वहणम्)

• पण्यप्रतिपण्यानयनेन: or by bringing in merchandise and counter-merchandise (return goods)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पण्य-प्रतिपण्य-आनयन
• Form: तृतीया एकवचन; नपुंसकलिङ्ग (आनयनम्); ‘पण्य’ तथा ‘प्रतिपण्य’ (दोनों) के आनयन का साधन

• वा: or
• Type: Particle
• Root: वा
• Form: विकल्पार्थक अव्यय

• लाभम्: profit/gain
• Type: Noun
• Root: लाभ
• Form: द्वितीया एकवचन; पुंलिङ्ग

• पश्येत्: should observe/recognize (should consider)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √पश् (दृश्)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

Entities Mentioned

• state trade agent/merchant (implied)
• cargo (bhāṇḍa)

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FAQs

What does ‘asatyudaya’ imply about planning?

Projected profits can be wrong due to price shifts, toll changes, or insecurity; policy must include adaptive options.

What are the two remedies suggested?

(1) Divert/relocate the cargo to a better market; (2) switch the trade basket by sourcing different goods/return goods.