Debtor and Creditor
group · 2 works · 2 mentions · 3 anchored passages
creditor · debtor
spoken of as
1 expressionCreditor and debtor1 mention
Viṣṇu Smṛti (Sanskrit)
Whatever sum a surety, pressed by the creditor, has to pay, The debtor is obliged to pay double that amount to the surety.
in the texts
Manusmṛti
The two parties in a debt relationship, whose respective rights and obligations regarding repayment, interest, and proof are extensively regulated.
46 // Being urged by a creditor for the recovery of his property from a debtor, he should make the debtor pay the creditor's property, after it has been proven.
Whatever property a creditor sees being enjoyed by others in his presence for ten years while he remains silent, he is not entitled to recover it.
But he may not take interest on a loan against a pledge that is in use;
Viṣṇu Smṛti
The two parties in a lending transaction, subject to detailed rules on interest, pledges, and repayment
Whatever sum a surety, pressed by the creditor, has to pay, The debtor is obliged to pay double that amount to the surety.
If the creditor goes to the king, the debtor, having been made to pay, shall give to the king a fine equal to a tenth part of the sum.
If the debtor, while being pressed for payment, goes to the king, he shall be fined an equal amount.