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Mahānirvāṇa Tantra 8.135

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Ullāsa 8 · Verse 135

वैश्यकर्त्तव्यानिThe duties of the vaiśya

Verse 135

निश्चित्य वस्तु तन्मूल्यमुभयोः सम्मतौ शिवे । परस्पराङ्गीकरणं क्रयसिद्धिस्ततो भवेत् ॥ १३५ ॥

niścitya vastu tanmūlyamubhayōḥ sammatau śivē | parasparāṅgīkaraṇaṁ krayasiddhistatō bhavēt || 135 ||

Translation

When the thing and its price have been settled with the agreement of both, Śivā, and each accepts, then the purchase is complete.

Word by word

niścitya
having settled
vastu
the thing
tat
its
mūlyam
(mūlyam) price
ubhayōḥ
of both
sammatau
with the agreement
śivē
O Śivā
paraspara
each
aṅgīkaraṇaṁ
accepting
kraya
the purchase
siddhis
(siddhiḥ) complete
tatō
(tataḥ) then
bhavēt
is

Meaning

A law of sale. The commentary explains: the goods are settled, then the price, by agreement of the two parties, seller and buyer; mutual acceptance completes the sale. It reads verses 135 and 136 together.

Commentary

Hariharānanda Bhāratī’s Sanskrit commentary, translated

"Niścitya…" and the rest. Niścitya: having settled. Tanmūlyam: having settled also the price of the thing settled on. Ubhayoḥ: of the two, the seller and the one who buys. (This explanation covers verses 135 and 136.)