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मनु-स्मृतिः       manu-smṛtiḥ - chapter-10, verse-71

अक्षेत्रे बीजमुत्सृष्टमन्तरैव विनश्यति ।
अबीजकमपि क्षेत्रं केवलं स्थण्डिलं भवेत ॥७१॥
71. akṣetre bījamutsṛṣṭamantaraiva vinaśyati ,
abījakamapi kṣetraṁ kevalaṁ sthaṇḍilaṁ bhavet.
71. akṣetre bījam utsṛṣṭam antara eva vinaśyati |
abījakam api kṣetram kevalam sthaṇḍilam bhavet
71. akṣetre utsṛṣṭam bījam antara eva vinaśyati
abījakam api kṣetram kevalam sthaṇḍilam bhavet
71. A seed sown in an unsuitable field perishes immediately. Likewise, a field without seed becomes merely barren ground.

Words meanings summery:

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  • अक्षेत्रे (akṣetre) - in an unsuitable field, in a barren field
  • बीजम् (bījam) - seed
  • उत्सृष्टम् (utsṛṣṭam) - sown, cast, released
  • अन्तर (antara) - internally, immediately
  • एव (eva) - indeed, just, only
  • विनश्यति (vinaśyati) - it perishes, it is destroyed
  • अबीजकम् (abījakam) - seedless, without seed
  • अपि (api) - even, also
  • क्षेत्रम् (kṣetram) - field
  • केवलम् (kevalam) - merely, only, pure
  • स्थण्डिलम् (sthaṇḍilam) - bare ground, barren ground, an altar
  • भवेत् (bhavet) - it would be, it should be

Words meanings and morphology

अक्षेत्रे (akṣetre) - in an unsuitable field, in a barren field
(noun)
Locative, neuter, singular of akṣetra
akṣetra - not a field, bad field, infertile ground
Negative compound (nañ-tatpuruṣa) of 'a' and 'kṣetra'.
Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+kṣetra)
  • a – not, non-
    indeclinable
    Negative prefix.
  • kṣetra – field, ground, land
    noun (neuter)
बीजम् (bījam) - seed
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of bīja
bīja - seed, germ, origin, cause
Note: Subject of 'perishes'.
उत्सृष्टम् (utsṛṣṭam) - sown, cast, released
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of utsṛṣṭa
utsṛṣṭa - let loose, abandoned, emitted, sown, created
Past Passive Participle
From root sṛj with prefix ut.
Prefix: ut
Root: sṛj (class 6)
अन्तर (antara) - internally, immediately
(indeclinable)
Used adverbially.
एव (eva) - indeed, just, only
(indeclinable)
विनश्यति (vinaśyati) - it perishes, it is destroyed
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of vinaś
Present active indicative
Root naś with prefix vi.
Prefix: vi
Root: naś (class 4)
अबीजकम् (abījakam) - seedless, without seed
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of abījaka
abījaka - seedless, without seed, barren
Negative compound (nañ-tatpuruṣa) of 'a' and 'bījaka'.
Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+bījaka)
  • a – not, non-
    indeclinable
    Negative prefix.
  • bījaka – relating to seed, having seed
    adjective (neuter)
    From bīja + ka (suffix for 'related to' or diminution).
अपि (api) - even, also
(indeclinable)
क्षेत्रम् (kṣetram) - field
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of kṣetra
kṣetra - field, land, place, body, wife
Note: Subject of 'becomes'.
केवलम् (kevalam) - merely, only, pure
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of kevala
kevala - exclusive, unique, mere, only, pure, whole
स्थण्डिलम् (sthaṇḍilam) - bare ground, barren ground, an altar
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of sthaṇḍila
sthaṇḍila - bare ground, barren soil, a raised spot of ground (for sacrificial purposes)
भवेत् (bhavet) - it would be, it should be
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi-liṅ) of bhū
Present optative active
From root bhū.
Root: bhū (class 1)
Note: Expresses potential or desirability.