Arthashastra

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मिथः समवाये च उपह्वर कृताः सिध्येयुः ॥

sanskrit

Agreements entered into by members of any association among themselves shall be valid though entered into in private. Such agreements (i.e., those entered into in seclusion, etc.) except as detailed above shall be void.

english translation

mithaH samavAye ca upahvara kRtAH sidhyeyuH ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

siva.sh/arthashastra/dharmasthiyam/1/11

मिथः समवाये च उपह्वर कृताः सिध्येयुः ॥

sanskrit

Agreements entered into by members of any association among themselves shall be valid though entered into in private. Such agreements (i.e., those entered into in seclusion, etc.) except as detailed above shall be void.

english translation

mithaH samavAye ca upahvara kRtAH sidhyeyuH ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript