मनु-स्मृतिः
manu-smṛtiḥ
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chapter-1, verse-115
साक्षिप्रश्नविधानं च धर्मं स्त्रीपुंसयोरपि ।
विभागधर्मं द्यूतं च कण्टकानां च शोधनम ॥११५॥
विभागधर्मं द्यूतं च कण्टकानां च शोधनम ॥११५॥
115. sākṣipraśnavidhānaṁ ca dharmaṁ strīpuṁsayorapi ,
vibhāgadharmaṁ dyūtaṁ ca kaṇṭakānāṁ ca śodhanam.
vibhāgadharmaṁ dyūtaṁ ca kaṇṭakānāṁ ca śodhanam.
115.
sākṣi-praśna-vidhānam ca dharmam strī-puṃsayoḥ api
vibhāga-dharmam dyūtam ca kaṇṭakānām ca śodhanam
vibhāga-dharmam dyūtam ca kaṇṭakānām ca śodhanam
115.
sākṣi-praśna-vidhānam ca,
strī-puṃsayoḥ api dharmam,
vibhāga-dharmam,
dyūtam ca,
kaṇṭakānām ca śodhanam
strī-puṃsayoḥ api dharmam,
vibhāga-dharmam,
dyūtam ca,
kaṇṭakānām ca śodhanam
115.
The regulations for questioning witnesses, the natural law (dharma) concerning both women and men, the laws of inheritance and division of property, the rules regarding gambling, and the eradication of criminals ("thorns").
Words meanings summery:
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- साक्षि-प्रश्न-विधानम् (sākṣi-praśna-vidhānam) - the regulations for questioning witnesses (rules for examining witnesses, regulations for questioning witnesses)
- च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)
- धर्मम् (dharmam) - the natural law (dharma) (natural law, constitution, duty, righteousness, virtue, custom)
- स्त्री-पुंसयोः (strī-puṁsayoḥ) - concerning both women and men (of women and men, for women and men)
- अपि (api) - even (emphasizing 'both') (also, even, moreover)
- विभाग-धर्मम् (vibhāga-dharmam) - the laws of inheritance and division of property (law of division, law of inheritance)
- द्यूतम् (dyūtam) - the rules regarding gambling (gambling, game of dice)
- च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)
- कण्टकानाम् (kaṇṭakānām) - of criminals (literally 'thorns', implying troublesome elements) (of thorns, of enemies, of criminals, of troublesome persons)
- च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)
- शोधनम् (śodhanam) - the eradication or elimination (purification, cleansing, removal, elimination)
Words meanings and morphology
साक्षि-प्रश्न-विधानम् (sākṣi-praśna-vidhānam) - the regulations for questioning witnesses (rules for examining witnesses, regulations for questioning witnesses)
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of sākṣipraśna-vidhāna
sākṣipraśna-vidhāna - rules or regulations for examining witnesses
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sākṣin+praśna+vidhāna)
- sākṣin – witness, spectator
noun (masculine) - praśna – question, inquiry, problem
noun (masculine)
From pra-śnā- ('to ask')
Prefix: pra
Root: śnā (class 9) - vidhāna – rule, regulation, arrangement, injunction, method
noun (neuter)
From vi-dhā- ('to arrange, ordain')
Prefix: vi
Root: dhā (class 3)
च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)
(indeclinable)
धर्मम् (dharmam) - the natural law (dharma) (natural law, constitution, duty, righteousness, virtue, custom)
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of dharma
dharma - natural law, constitution, duty, righteousness, virtue, moral law, characteristic, essential quality
From root dhṛ- ('to uphold, support')
Root: dhṛ (class 1)
स्त्री-पुंसयोः (strī-puṁsayoḥ) - concerning both women and men (of women and men, for women and men)
(noun)
masculine, dual of strī-puṃsa
strī-puṁsa - woman and man, female and male
Compound type : dvandva (strī+puṃs)
- strī – woman, wife, female
noun (feminine) - puṃs – man, male, person
noun (masculine)
अपि (api) - even (emphasizing 'both') (also, even, moreover)
(indeclinable)
विभाग-धर्मम् (vibhāga-dharmam) - the laws of inheritance and division of property (law of division, law of inheritance)
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of vibhāga-dharma
vibhāga-dharma - law of division, inheritance law
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vibhāga+dharma)
- vibhāga – division, distribution, share, partition
noun (masculine)
From vi-bhaj- ('to divide')
Prefix: vi
Root: bhaj (class 1) - dharma – natural law, constitution, duty, righteousness, virtue, moral law, characteristic, essential quality
noun (masculine)
From root dhṛ- ('to uphold, support')
Root: dhṛ (class 1)
द्यूतम् (dyūtam) - the rules regarding gambling (gambling, game of dice)
(noun)
neuter, singular of dyūta
dyūta - gambling, play with dice, game
From root div- ('to play')
Root: div (class 4)
च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)
(indeclinable)
कण्टकानाम् (kaṇṭakānām) - of criminals (literally 'thorns', implying troublesome elements) (of thorns, of enemies, of criminals, of troublesome persons)
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, plural of kaṇṭaka
kaṇṭaka - thorn, prickle, enemy, troublesome person, criminal
च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)
(indeclinable)
शोधनम् (śodhanam) - the eradication or elimination (purification, cleansing, removal, elimination)
(noun)
neuter, singular of śodhana
śodhana - purification, cleansing, removal, elimination, rectification
From root śudh- ('to purify')
Root: śudh (class 4)