Sutra 5
Devanagari script
सहग्राहिणः प्रतिभुवः कर्मोपजीविनः पुत्रा भ्रातरो भार्या दुहितरो भृत्याश्चास्य कर्मच्छेदं वहेयुः ॥ कZ_०२.७.०५ ॥
Transliteration
sahagrāhiṇaḥ pratibhuvaḥ karmopajīvinaḥ putrā bhrātaro bhāryā duhitaro bhṛtyāś cāsya karmacchedaṃ vaheyuḥ.
Translation
其共同受领者/同伙、担保人、依其官职为生者，以及（适用时）其子、兄弟、妻、女儿与仆役，都应承担因其公务不法而产生的扣断/没收（即在该官员受罚时分担责任或蒙受损失）。
Word by Word
सहग्राहिणःco-takers / co-obligors (jointly liable parties)
सहग्राहिणः:
TypeNoun (agent noun)
Rootग्रह्
Formपुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-बहुवचन; -इन् (ग्रहिन्) प्रत्ययान्त; ‘सह’ उपपदपूर्वकः
प्रतिभुवःsureties / guarantors
प्रतिभुवः:
TypeNoun
Rootभू
Formपुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-बहुवचन; ‘प्रतिभू’ (जामिनि/धर्मशास्त्र-प्रयोगे)
कर्मोपजीविनःthose who live by (his) work/earnings; dependents maintained by his occupation
कर्मोपजीविनः:
TypeNoun (agent noun)
Rootजीव्
Formपुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-बहुवचन; ‘कर्म-उपजीविन्’ (उप-√जीव्)
पुत्राःsons
पुत्राः:
TypeNoun
Rootपुत्र
Formपुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-बहुवचन
भ्रातरःbrothers
भ्रातरः:
TypeNoun
Rootभ्रातृ
Formपुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-बहुवचन
भार्याwife
भार्या:
TypeNoun
Rootभार्या
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-एकवचन
दुहितरःdaughters
दुहितरः:
TypeNoun
Rootदुहितृ
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-बहुवचन
भृत्याःservants
भृत्याः:
TypeNoun
Rootभृत्य
Formपुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-बहुवचन
चand
च:
TypeParticle
Rootच
Formसमुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय
अस्यof him / his
अस्य:
TypePronoun
Rootइदम्
Formषष्ठी-एकवचन; पुं/नपुं (सन्दर्भे ‘उसका/उसके’)
कर्मच्छेदम्breach/default in the obligation (interruption/non-performance of the work/transaction)
कर्मच्छेदम्:
TypeNoun
Rootछिद्
Formपुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-एकवचन; ‘कर्म-च्छेद’ (कर्मणः छेदः/विच्छेदः)
वहेयुःshould bear / should carry (the liability)
वहेयुः:
TypeVerb
Rootवह्
Formलोट् (आज्ञार्थे/विधिलिङ्-सदृशः प्रयोगः); परस्मैपदम्; प्रथमपुरुष; बहुवचन; धातु: √वह्
Entities Mentioned
P
pratibhu (surety)S
sahagrāhin (associate)FAQs
To deter collusive embezzlement and prevent concealment of gains within the official’s network; it also incentivizes sureties and household members to monitor behavior.
Surety bonds and joint-and-several liability for fraud beneficiaries, combined with asset forfeiture from connected recipients.