Kauṭilya on Legal and Illegal Cancellations of Contracts

This article tries to clarify Arthaśāstra III.15.1–10 which is a difficult section on legal cancellations of contracts (anuśaya) for merchandise and on illegal ones. Previous translators apparently misunderstood the case of perishable goods and the expression anuśayaṃ dadāti. The view put forward in...

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Published in:Indo-Iranian journal
Main Author: Wiese, Harald 1959- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Brill 2017
In: Indo-Iranian journal
Further subjects:B anuśaya buying / selling contracts cancellation (rescission) Kauṭilya Recension Śāstric Redaction
Online Access: Volltext (Verlag)
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Summary:This article tries to clarify Arthaśāstra III.15.1–10 which is a difficult section on legal cancellations of contracts (anuśaya) for merchandise and on illegal ones. Previous translators apparently misunderstood the case of perishable goods and the expression anuśayaṃ dadāti. The view put forward in the present paper builds on the distinction between “Kauṭilya Recension” and “Śāstric Redaction”. However, the sections concerned may contain even more interpolations than previously thought. A related passage on immovable property (AŚ III.9.6–9), specifying fines for unlawful cancellations, is discussed as well.
ISSN:1572-8536
Contains:In: Indo-Iranian journal
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1163/15728536-06003001