Sutra 9

Devanagari script

क्रीत्वा पण्यमप्रतिगृह्णतो द्वादशपणो दण्डः अन्यत्र दोषोपनिपाताविषह्येभ्यः ॥ कZ_०३.१५.०९ ॥

Transliteration

krītvā paṇyamapratigṛhṇato dvādaśapaṇo daṇḍaḥ anyatra doṣopanipātāviṣahyebhyaḥ

Translation

Ang sinumang nakabili na ngunit tumatangging tanggapin/kunin ang paghahatid ng mga kalakal ay pagmumultahin ng labindalawang paṇa—maliban kung may lumitaw o natuklasang depektong hindi matitiis.

Word by Word

• क्रीत्वा: having bought
• Type: Verb (Gerund/Absolutive)
• Root: क्री (क्रीणाति/क्रीणीतॆ) / √क्री
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (absolutive); ‘having bought’

• पण्यम्: a commodity/merchandise
• Type: Noun
• Root: पण्य
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; एकवचन; द्वितीया (object of क्रीत्वा)

• अप्रतिगृह्णतः: of (a person) not accepting/receiving (it)
• Type: Verb (Present participle used substantively)
• Root: प्रति-√ग्रह् (गृह्णाति)
• Form: नकार-पूर्वक (negated); लट्-वर्तमानकाले शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त; पुंलिङ्ग; षष्ठी एकवचन (genitive: ‘of one who does not accept/receive back’)

• द्वादशपणः: twelve paṇas (as amount)
• Type: Noun (numeral-based measure/amount)
• Root: द्वादश + पण
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; एकवचन; प्रथमा (qualifying दण्डः: ‘a fine of twelve paṇas’)

• दण्डः: a fine/penalty
• Type: Noun
• Root: दण्ड
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; एकवचन; प्रथमा (predicate/statement of penalty)

• अन्यत्र: except (in cases)
• Type: Indeclinable (Adverb/Preposition-like)
• Root: अन्यत्र
• Form: अव्यय; ‘except/otherwise than’

• दोष: defect/fault
• Type: Noun
• Root: दोष
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; (समासपूर्वपद) ‘fault/defect’

• उपनिपात: mishap/incident
• Type: Noun
• Root: उपनिपात
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; (समासपूर्वपद) ‘occurrence/incident befalling’

• अविषह्येभ्यः: from (cases of) unavoidable circumstances
• Type: Adjective (used substantively)
• Root: अविषह्य (a- + √सह्, ‘to endure’)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग (contextually ‘causes/events’); बहुवचन; पञ्चमी/षष्ठी (ablative/genitive) — governed by अन्यत्र: ‘except from/in cases of unavoidable (events)’

Entities Mentioned

• buyer
• seller
• state/judge

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FAQs

Why does the text penalize refusal to accept goods after purchase?

To prevent strategic repudiation and stabilize market transactions; only serious defects justify non-acceptance.