मनु-स्मृतिः
manu-smṛtiḥ
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chapter-10, verse-93
इतरेषां तु पण्यानां विक्रयादिह कामतः ।
ब्राह्मणः सप्तरात्रेण वैश्यभावं नियच्छति ॥९३॥
ब्राह्मणः सप्तरात्रेण वैश्यभावं नियच्छति ॥९३॥
93. itareṣāṁ tu paṇyānāṁ vikrayādiha kāmataḥ ,
brāhmaṇaḥ saptarātreṇa vaiśyabhāvaṁ niyacchati.
brāhmaṇaḥ saptarātreṇa vaiśyabhāvaṁ niyacchati.
93.
itareṣām tu paṇyānām vikrayāt iha kāmataḥ
brāhmaṇaḥ saptarātreṇa vaiśyabhāvam niyacchati
brāhmaṇaḥ saptarātreṇa vaiśyabhāvam niyacchati
93.
tu iha kāmataḥ itareṣām paṇyānām vikrayāt
brāhmaṇaḥ saptarātreṇa vaiśyabhāvam niyacchati
brāhmaṇaḥ saptarātreṇa vaiśyabhāvam niyacchati
93.
However, by willingly selling other marketable goods here, a Brahmin attains the status of a vaiśya within seven days.
Words meanings summery:
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- इतरेषाम् (itareṣām) - of other (commodities) (of others, of the remaining)
- तु (tu) - however (but, indeed, however)
- पण्यानाम् (paṇyānām) - of marketable goods (of marketable goods, of commodities)
- विक्रयात् (vikrayāt) - from selling (from selling, from the sale)
- इह (iha) - here (here, in this world, in this case)
- कामतः (kāmataḥ) - willingly (willingly, from desire, by choice)
- ब्राह्मणः (brāhmaṇaḥ) - a Brahmin
- सप्तरात्रेण (saptarātreṇa) - within seven days (within seven nights/days)
- वैश्यभावम् (vaiśyabhāvam) - the status of a vaiśya (the state of a Vaiśya, Vaiśya-hood)
- नियच्छति (niyacchati) - attains (he attains, obtains, controls, restrains)
Words meanings and morphology
इतरेषाम् (itareṣām) - of other (commodities) (of others, of the remaining)
(pronoun)
Genitive, masculine/neuter, plural of itara
itara - other, another, remaining
Adjectival pronoun.
Note: Agrees with `paṇyānām`.
तु (tu) - however (but, indeed, however)
(indeclinable)
Particle.
पण्यानाम् (paṇyānām) - of marketable goods (of marketable goods, of commodities)
(noun)
Genitive, neuter, plural of paṇya
paṇya - marketable, commodity, merchandise
Gerundive
From root `paṇ` 'to barter, trade'. Used as a noun.
Root: paṇ (class 1)
विक्रयात् (vikrayāt) - from selling (from selling, from the sale)
(noun)
Ablative, masculine, singular of vikraya
vikraya - sale, selling
From root `krī` with `vi`.
Prefix: vi
Root: krī (class 9)
इह (iha) - here (here, in this world, in this case)
(indeclinable)
Adverb of place.
कामतः (kāmataḥ) - willingly (willingly, from desire, by choice)
(indeclinable)
Formed with suffix `tas` from `kāma`.
ब्राह्मणः (brāhmaṇaḥ) - a Brahmin
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of brāhmaṇa
brāhmaṇa - a Brahmin, related to Brahma or the Vedas
From `brahman`.
सप्तरात्रेण (saptarātreṇa) - within seven days (within seven nights/days)
(noun)
Instrumental, neuter, singular of saptarātra
saptarātra - period of seven nights/days
Compound of `saptan` (seven) and `rātra` (night/day).
Compound type : dvigu (saptan+rātra)
- saptan – seven
numeral - rātra – night, day (in compounds for full day)
noun (neuter)
From `rātri`.
वैश्यभावम् (vaiśyabhāvam) - the status of a vaiśya (the state of a Vaiśya, Vaiśya-hood)
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of vaiśyabhāva
vaiśyabhāva - the state or condition of being a Vaiśya
Compound of `vaiśya` and `bhāva`.
Compound type : tatpurusha (vaiśya+bhāva)
- vaiśya – a member of the third social class (trader, farmer)
noun (masculine)
From `viś` 'settlement, people'. - bhāva – state, condition, nature, being
noun (masculine)
From root `bhū` 'to be'.
Root: bhū (class 1)
नियच्छति (niyacchati) - attains (he attains, obtains, controls, restrains)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of ni-yam
Present, third person, singular
Root `yam` (class 1) with prefix `ni`.
Prefix: ni
Root: yam (class 1)