History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v4.c63.562

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⁶⁸¹ परिपूर्णं गृहीत्वाधिं बन्धं वा साधुलग्नकम् । लेख्यारूढं साक्षिमद्वा ऋणं दद्याद्धनी सदा ॥ बृह. q. by स्मृतिच. II. 135, परा. मा. III. p. 220; 'परिपूर्णं सवृद्धिकमूलद्रव्यपर्याप्तमित्यर्थः।' स्मृतिच० II. p. 135. The words *ādhi* and *bandha* are treated as synonyms by the Amarakośa and by Bṛ. (S. B. E. vol. 33 p. 323 verse 17) himself. The difference made by some between the two is this: *ādhi* is a pledge or mortgage of a chattel or immovable property to the creditor himself (with possession or without), while *bandha* consists in placing in the hands of a mutual friend a thing belonging to the debtor in order to inspire confidence (in the creditor). 'विवक्षितं बन्धशब्दस्यार्थमाह नारदः। निक्षेपो मित्रहस्तस्थो बन्धो विश्वासकः स्मृतः ॥ इति ।' नारद q. by व्य. प्र. p. 224. The व्य. म. (p. 166) defines bandha as an undertaking by the debtor that he would not alienate by sale, gift or mortgage the house, land or other property of his until the debt due to the creditor is paid off. This is clearly an hypothecation without possession; यावत्तावत्कर्जं न शोध्यते तावदेतद्गृहक्षेत्रादेर्दानविक्रयाधिकरणायहं न करिष्यामीति निर्बन्धो बन्धः। विश्वासहेतुर्मित्रहस्तस्थो निक्षेपो बन्ध इत्यर्थः। मदनरत्न (व्यव. ms).