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सांव्यवहारिकेषु वा प्रात्ययिकेष्व् अराज वाच्येषु भ्रेष उपनिपाताभ्यां नष्टं विनष्टं वा मूल्यम् अपि न दद्युः ॥

But such merchants as belong to trade-guilds (samvyavaharikeshu) or are trustworthy and are not condemned by the king need not restore even the value of that merchandise which is lost or destroyed owing to its inherent defects or to some unforeseen accidents.

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