मनु-स्मृतिः
manu-smṛtiḥ
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chapter-11, verse-114
आत्मनो यदि वाऽन्येषां गृहे क्षेत्रेऽथ वा खले ।
भक्षयन्तीं न कथयेत पिबन्तं चैव वत्सकम ॥११४॥
भक्षयन्तीं न कथयेत पिबन्तं चैव वत्सकम ॥११४॥
114. ātmano yadi vā'nyeṣāṁ gṛhe kṣetre'tha vā khale ,
bhakṣayantīṁ na kathayet pibantaṁ caiva vatsakam.
bhakṣayantīṁ na kathayet pibantaṁ caiva vatsakam.
114.
ātmanaḥ yadi vā anyeṣām gṛhe kṣetre atha vā khale
bhakṣayantīm na kathayet pibantam ca eva vatsakam
bhakṣayantīm na kathayet pibantam ca eva vatsakam
114.
yadi ātmanaḥ vā anyeṣām gṛhe kṣetre atha vā khale
bhakṣayantīm ca eva pibantam vatsakam na kathayet
bhakṣayantīm ca eva pibantam vatsakam na kathayet
114.
One should not report a cow eating in one's own house, or in others' houses, or in the field, or on the threshing floor; nor should one report a calf drinking milk.
Words meanings summery:
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- आत्मनः (ātmanaḥ) - of oneself, for oneself
- यदि (yadi) - if, whether
- वा (vā) - or, either
- अन्येषाम् (anyeṣām) - of others
- गृहे (gṛhe) - in the house
- क्षेत्रे (kṣetre) - in the field
- अथ (atha) - then, and, moreover, also
- वा (vā) - or, either
- खले (khale) - on the threshing floor
- भक्षयन्तीम् (bhakṣayantīm) - a cow eating ((a female animal) eating)
- न (na) - not, no
- कथयेत् (kathayet) - one should tell, one should report
- पिबन्तम् (pibantam) - a calf drinking ((one) drinking, (a male animal) drinking)
- च (ca) - and
- एव (eva) - indeed, only, just
- वत्सकम् (vatsakam) - a calf (a young calf)
Words meanings and morphology
आत्मनः (ātmanaḥ) - of oneself, for oneself
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of ātman
ātman - self, soul, spirit, individual (ātman)
Declined in genitive singular.
यदि (yadi) - if, whether
(indeclinable)
Subordinating conjunction.
वा (vā) - or, either
(indeclinable)
अन्येषाम् (anyeṣām) - of others
(pronoun)
Genitive, masculine, plural of anya
anya - other, another
Declined in genitive plural.
गृहे (gṛhe) - in the house
(noun)
Locative, masculine, singular of gṛha
gṛha - house, home, dwelling
Declined in locative singular.
Root: gṛh (class 9)
क्षेत्रे (kṣetre) - in the field
(noun)
Locative, neuter, singular of kṣetra
kṣetra - field, tract of land, sacred place
Declined in locative singular.
Root: kṣi
अथ (atha) - then, and, moreover, also
(indeclinable)
Particle.
वा (vā) - or, either
(indeclinable)
खले (khale) - on the threshing floor
(noun)
Locative, masculine, singular of khala
khala - threshing floor, granary; also: villain
Declined in locative singular.
भक्षयन्तीम् (bhakṣayantīm) - a cow eating ((a female animal) eating)
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of bhakṣayantī
bhakṣayantī - (a female) eating
Present Active Participle
Feminine form of `bhakṣayat` (from √bhakṣ, 10th class / causative of √bhaj, present active participle), declined in accusative singular.
Root: bhakṣ (class 10)
न (na) - not, no
(indeclinable)
Negative particle.
कथयेत् (kathayet) - one should tell, one should report
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi-liṅ) of kathayet
Optative Mood, 3rd person singular
From √kath (10th class), optative mood, parasmaipada.
Root: kath (class 10)
पिबन्तम् (pibantam) - a calf drinking ((one) drinking, (a male animal) drinking)
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, singular of pibat
pibat - drinking
Present Active Participle
From √pā (1st class, 'to drink'), present active participle. Declined in accusative singular masculine.
Root: pā (class 1)
च (ca) - and
(indeclinable)
Conjunction.
एव (eva) - indeed, only, just
(indeclinable)
Emphatic particle.
वत्सकम् (vatsakam) - a calf (a young calf)
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of vatsaka
vatsaka - a young animal, calf, child
Declined in accusative singular masculine. Diminutive of `vatsa`.