Chapter 26

[lekhyaparīkṣā]

rājājñayā samāhūya yathānyāyaṃ vicārayet /

lekhyācāreṇa likhitaṃ sākṣyācāreṇa sākṣiṇaḥ // K_266 //

varṇavākyakriyāyuktam asaṃdigdhaṃ sphuṭākṣaram /

ahīnakramacihnaṃ ca lekhyaṃ tatsiddhim āpnuyāt // K_267 //

deśācārayutaṃ varṣam āsapakṣādivṛddhimat /

ṛṇisākṣilekhakānām hastāṅgam lekhyam ucyate // K_268 //

sthānabhraṣṭās tv apaṅktisthāḥ saṃdigdhā lakṣaṇacyutāḥ /

yadā tu saṃsthitā varṇāḥ kūṭalekhyaṃ tadā bhavet // K_269 //

deśācāraviruddhaṃ yat saṃdigdhaṃ kramavarjitam /

kṛtam asvāminā yac ca sādhyahīnaṃ ca duṣyati // K_270 //

mattenopādhibhītena tathonmattena pīḍitaiḥ /

strībhir bālāsvatantraiś ca kṛtaṃ lekhyaṃ na sidhyati // K_271 //

khyāpitaṃ ced dvitīye 'hni na kaścid vinivartayet /

tathā tat syāt pramāṇaṃ tu mattonmattakṛtād ṛte // K_272 //

sākṣidoṣād bhaved duṣṭaṃ patraṃ vai lekhakasya vā /

dhanikasyopadhādoṣāt tathā dhāraṇikasya vā // K_273 //

duṣṭair duṣṭaṃ bhavel lekhyaṃ śuddhaṃ śuddhair vinirdiśet /

tat patram upadhāduṣṭaiḥ sākṣilekhakakārakaiḥ // K_274 //

pramāṇasya hi ye doṣā vaktavyās te vivādinā /

gūḍhās tu prakaṭāḥ sabhyaiḥ kāle śāstrapradarśanāt // K_275 //

sākṣilekhakakartāraḥ kūṭatāṃ yānti te yathā /

tathā doṣāḥ prayoktavyā duṣṭair lekhyaṃ praduṣyāta // K_276 //

na lekhakena likhitaṃ na dṛṣṭaṃ sākṣibhis tathā /

evaṃ pratyarthinokte tu kūṭalekhyaṃ prakīrtitam // K_277 //

nātathyena pramāṇaṃ tu doṣeṇaiva tu dūṣayet /

mithyābhiyoge daṇḍyaḥ syāt sādhyārthāc cāpi hīyate // K_278 //

evaṃ duṣṭaṃ nṛpasthāne yasmiṃs tad dhi vicāryate /

vimṛśya brāhmaṇaiḥ sārdhaṃ patradoṣān nirūpayet // K_279 //

yena te kūṭatāṃ yānti sākṣilekhakakārakāḥ /

tena duṣṭaṃ bhavel lekhyaṃ śuddhaiḥ śuddhiṃ vinirdiśet // K_280 //

dhanikena svahastena likhitaṃ sākṣivarjitam /

bhavet kūṭaṃ na cet kartā kṛtaṃ hīti vibhāvayet // K_281 //

dattaṃ lekhye svahastaṃ tu ṛṇiko yadi nihnate /

patrasthaiḥ sākṣibhir vācyo lekhakasya matena vā // K_282 //

kṛtākṛtavivādeṣu sākṣibhiḥ patranirṇayaḥ /

dūṣite patrake vādī tadārūḍhāṃs tu nirdiśet // K_283 //

trividhasyāpi lekhyasya bhrāntiḥ sañjāyate nṛṇām /

ṛṇisākṣilekhakānāṃ hastoktyā sādhayet tataḥ // K_284 //

atha pañcatvam āpanno lekhakaḥ saha sākṣibhiḥ /

tatsvahastādibhis teṣāṃ viśudhyet tu na saṃśayaḥ // K_285 //

ṛṇisvahastasaṃdehe jīvato vā mṛtasya vā /

tatsvahastakṛtair anyaiḥ patrais tallekhyanirṇayaḥ // K_286 //

samudre 'pi lekhye mṛtāḥ sarve 'pi te sthitāḥ (?) /

likhitaṃ tatpramāṇaṃ tu mṛteṣv api hi teṣu ca // K_287 //

pratyakṣam anumānena na kadācit prabādhyate /

tasmāl lekhyasya duṣṭasya vacobhiḥ sākṣiṇāṃ bhavet // K_288 //

nirṇayaḥ svadhanārthaṃ hi patraṃ dūṣayati svayam /

likhitaṃ likhitenaiva sākṣimatsākṣibhir haret // K_289 //

kūṭoktau sākṣiṇāṃ vākyāl lekhakasya ca patrakam /

nayec chuddhiṃ na yaḥ kūṭaṃ sa dāpyo damam uttamam // K_290 //

āḍhyasya nikaṭasthasya yac chaktena na yācitam /

śuddharṇaśaṅkayā tat tu lekhyaṃ durbalatām iyāt // K_291 //

lekhyaṃ triṃśatsamātītam adṛṣṭāśrāvitaṃ ca yat /

na tat siddhim avāpnoti tiṣṭhatsv api hi sākṣiṣu // K_292 //

prayukte śāntalābhe tu likhitaṃ yo na darśayet /

naiva yāceta ṛṇikaṃ na tat siddhim avāpnuyāt // K_293 //

paścāt kāranibaddhaṃ yat tad yatnena vicārayet /

yadi syād yuktiyuktaṃ tu pramāṇaṃ likhitaṃ tadā // K_294 //

anyathā dūrataḥ kāryaṃ punar eva vinirṇayet /

atathyaṃ tathyabhāvena sthāpitaṃ jñānavibhramāt /

nivartyaṃ tatpramāṇaṃ syād yatnenāpi kṛtaṃ nṛpaiḥ // K_295 //

mudrāśuddhaṃ kriyāśuddhaṃ bhuktiśuddhaṃ sacihnakam /

rājñaḥ svahastasaṃśuddhaṃ śuddhim āyāti śāsanam // K_296 //

nirdoṣaṃ prathitaṃ yat tu lekhyaṃ tat siddhim āpnuyāt // K_297 //

dṛṣṭe patre sphuṭān doṣān noktav ānṛṇiko yadi /

tato viṃśativarṣāṇi sthitaṃ patraṃ sthiraṃ bhavet // K_298 //

śaktasya saṃnidhāv arthe yena lekhyena bhujyate /

varṣāṇi viṃśatiṃ yāvat tat patraṃ doṣavarjitam // K_299 //

atha viṃśativarṣāṇi ādhir bhuktaḥ suniścitam /

tena lekhyena tat siddhir lekhyadoṣavivarjitā // K_300 //

sīmāvivāde nirṇīte sīmāpatraṃ vidhīyate /

tasya doṣāḥ pravaktavyā yāvad varṣāṇi viṃśatiḥ // K_301 //

ādhānasahitaṃ yatra ṛṇaṃ lekhye niveśitam /

mṛtasākṣi pramāṇaṃ tu svalpabhogeṣu tadviduḥ // K_302 //

prāptaṃ vānena cet kiñcid dānaṃ cāpy anirūpitam /

vināpi mudrayā lekhyaṃ pramāṇaṃ mṛtasākṣikam // K_303 //

yadi labdhaṃ bhavet kiñcit prajñaptir vā kṛtā bhavet /

pramāṇam eva likhitaṃ mṛtā yady api sākṣiṇaḥ // K_304 //

darśitaṃ pratikālaṃ yad grāhitaṃ smāritaṃ tathā /

lekhyaṃ sidhyati sarvatra mṛteṣv api ca sākṣiṣu // K_305 //

na divyaiḥ sākṣibhir vāpi hīyate likhitaṃ kvacit /

lekhyadharmaḥ sadā śreṣṭho hy ato nānyena hīyate // K_306 //

tadyuktapratilekhyena tadviśiṣṭena vā sadā /

lekhyakriyā nirasyeta nirasyānyena na kvacit // K_307 //

darpaṇasthaṃ yathā bimbam asatsad iva dṛśyate /

tathā lekhyasya bimbāni kurvanti kuśalā janāḥ // K_308 //

dravyaṃ gṛhītvā yal lekhyaṃ parasmai saṃpradīyate /

channam anyena cārūḍhaṃ saṃyataṃ cānyaveśmani // K_309 //

datte vṛtte 'tha vā dravye kvacillikhitapūrvake /

eṣa eva vidhir jñeyo lekhyaśuddhivinirṇaye // K_310 //

sthāvare vikrayādhāne lekhyaṃ kūṭaṃ karoti yaḥ /

sa samyagbhāvitaḥ kāryo jihvāpāṇyaṅghrivarjitaḥ // K_311 //

malair yad bheditaṃ dagdhaṃ chidritaṃ vītam eva vā /

tad anyat kārayel lekhyaṃ svedenollikhitaṃ tathā // K_312 //