मनु-स्मृतिः manu-smṛtiḥ - chapter-11, verse-133

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अभ्रिं कार्ष्णायसीं दद्यात सर्पं हत्वा द्विजोत्तमः ।
पलालभारकं षण्ढे सैसकं चैकमाषकम ॥१३३॥

133. abhriṁ kārṣṇāyasīṁ dadyāt sarpaṁ hatvā dvijottamaḥ ,
palālabhārakaṁ ṣaṇḍhe saisakaṁ caikamāṣakam.

133. abhrim kārṣṇāyasīm dadyāt sarpam hatvā dvijottamaḥ
palālabhārakam ṣaṇḍhe saisakam ca ekamāṣakam

133. dvijottamaḥ sarpam hatvā kārṣṇāyasīm abhrim dadyāt
ṣaṇḍhe palālabhārakam saisakam ca ekamāṣakam

133. A Brahmin (dvijottama), having killed a snake, should donate an iron spade made of black iron. For killing an eunuch, one should give a load of straw and one māṣaka of lead.

Words meanings summery:

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अभ्रिम् (abhrim) - a spade, a hoe, an iron crowbar

कार्ष्णायसीम् (kārṣṇāyasīm) - made of black iron

दद्यात् (dadyāt) - one should give

सर्पम् (sarpam) - a snake

हत्वा (hatvā) - having killed

द्विजोत्तमः (dvijottamaḥ) - a Brahmin, referring to the one performing the penance (the best of the twice-born (Brahmin))

पलालभारकम् (palālabhārakam) - a load of straw

षण्ढे (ṣaṇḍhe) - referring to the penance for killing an eunuch or impotent person, where the donation is made *for* them or *as if* to them. (to an eunuch, in the case of an impotent person)

सैसकम् (saisakam) - made of lead, containing lead

च (ca) - and

एकमाषकम् (ekamāṣakam) - one māṣaka

Words meanings and morphology

अभ्रिम् (abhrim) - a spade, a hoe, an iron crowbar

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of abhri

abhri - a spade, a hoe, a crowbar

कार्ष्णायसीम् (kārṣṇāyasīm) - made of black iron

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of kārṣṇāyasī

kārṣṇāyasī - made of black iron

derived from kṛṣṇāyasa (black iron) with feminine suffix -ī

Note: Qualifies 'abhrim'.

दद्यात् (dadyāt) - one should give

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi liṅ) of dā

optative mood, 3rd person singular

root dā, 3rd class (juhotyādi)

Root: dā (class 3)

सर्पम् (sarpam) - a snake

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of sarpa

sarpa - a snake, a serpent

Root: sṛp (class 1)

Note: Object of 'hatvā'.

हत्वा (hatvā) - having killed

(indeclinable)

absolutive (gerund)

Derived from root han (to strike, to kill) with suffix -tvā.

Root: han (class 2)

द्विजोत्तमः (dvijottamaḥ) - a Brahmin, referring to the one performing the penance (the best of the twice-born (Brahmin))

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dvijottama

dvijottama - best among the twice-born (Brahmins)

Compound type : tatpurusha (dvija+uttama)

dvija – twice-born (Brahmin, Kṣatriya, Vaiśya, or bird, tooth)
noun (masculine)
uttama – best, highest, excellent
adjective
superlative suffix -tama

Note: Subject of 'dadyāt'.

पलालभारकम् (palālabhārakam) - a load of straw

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of palālabhāraka

palālabhāraka - a load of straw

Compound type : tatpurusha (palāla+bhāraka)

palāla – straw
noun (neuter)
bhāraka – a load, burden
noun (masculine)

Note: Object of an implied 'dadyāt'.

षण्ढे (ṣaṇḍhe) - referring to the penance for killing an eunuch or impotent person, where the donation is made *for* them or *as if* to them. (to an eunuch, in the case of an impotent person)

(noun)

masculine, singular of ṣaṇḍha

ṣaṇḍha - an eunuch, an impotent person, a hermaphrodite

सैसकम् (saisakam) - made of lead, containing lead

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of saisaka

saisaka - made of lead, pertaining to lead

derived from sīsa (lead) with suffix -ka.

Note: Qualifies 'ekamāṣakam'.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

conjunction