Arthashastra

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परोक्षेण अधिक ऋण ग्रहणम् अवक्तव्य करा वा तिरोहिताः सिध्येयुः ॥

But agreements entered into within the hearing of others, as well as those not otherwise condemnable shall be valid.

english translation

parokSeNa adhika RNa grahaNam avaktavya karA vA tirohitAH sidhyeyuH ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

दाय निक्षेप उपनिधि विवाह युक्ताः स्त्रीणाम् अनिष्कासिनीनां व्याधितानां च अमूढ संज्ञानाम् अन्तर् अगार कृताः सिध्येयुः ॥

Those agreements which relate to the division of inheritance, sealed or unsealed deposits, or marriage; or those in which are concerned women who are either afflicted with disease or who do not stir out; as well as those entered into by persons who are not known to be of unsound mind shall be valid though they might be entered into inside houses.

english translation

dAya nikSepa upanidhi vivAha yuktAH strINAm aniSkAsinInAM vyAdhitAnAM ca amUDha saMjJAnAm antar agAra kRtAH sidhyeyuH ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

साहस अनुप्रवेश कलह विवाह राज नियोग युक्ताः पूर्व रात्र व्यवहारिणां च रात्रि कृताः सिध्येयुः ॥

Transactions relating to robbery, duel, marriage, or the execution of the king's order, as well as agreements entered into by persons who usually do their business during the first part of the night shall be valid though they might be done at night.

english translation

sAhasa anupraveza kalaha vivAha rAja niyoga yuktAH pUrva rAtra vyavahAriNAM ca rAtri kRtAH sidhyeyuH ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

सार्थ व्रज आश्रम व्याध चारण मध्येष्व् अरण्य चराणाम् अरण्य कृताः सिध्येयुः ॥

With regard to those persons who live most part of their life in forests, whether as merchants, cowherds, hermits, hunters, or spies, their agreements though entered into in forests shall be valid.

english translation

sArtha vraja Azrama vyAdha cAraNa madhyeSv araNya carANAm araNya kRtAH sidhyeyuH ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

गूढ आजीविषु च उपधि कृताः सिध्येयुः ॥

If fraudulent agreements, only such shall be valid as are entered into by spies.

english translation

gUDha AjIviSu ca upadhi kRtAH sidhyeyuH ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript