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मनु-स्मृतिः       manu-smṛtiḥ - chapter-11, verse-138

जीनकार्मुकबस्तावीन पृथग दद्याद विशुद्धये ।
चतुर्णामपि वर्णानां नारीर्हत्वाऽनवस्थिताः ॥१३८॥
138. jīnakārmukabastāvīn pṛthag dadyād viśuddhaye ,
caturṇāmapi varṇānāṁ nārīrhatvā'navasthitāḥ.
138. jīnakārmukabastāvīn pṛthak dadyāt viśuddhaye
caturṇām api varṇānām nārīḥ hatvā anavasthitāḥ
138. anavasthitāḥ caturṇām api varṇānām nārīḥ hatvā
viśuddhaye pṛthak jīnakārmukabastāvīn dadyāt
138. To attain purification, one should separately give a saddle (jīna), a bow (kārmuka), a he-goat (basta), and sheep (avi) for killing unstable women of any of the four social classes (varṇas).

Words meanings summery:

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  • जीनकार्मुकबस्तावीन् (jīnakārmukabastāvīn) - a saddle, a bow, a he-goat, and sheep
  • पृथक् (pṛthak) - separately, individually
  • दद्यात् (dadyāt) - one should give
  • विशुद्धये (viśuddhaye) - for purification, for cleansing
  • चतुर्णाम् (caturṇām) - of the four
  • अपि (api) - also, even
  • वर्णानाम् (varṇānām) - of the social classes (varṇas)
  • नारीः (nārīḥ) - women
  • हत्वा (hatvā) - having killed
  • अनवस्थिताः (anavasthitāḥ) - unsteady, unchaste, wavering, unstable (women)

Words meanings and morphology

जीनकार्मुकबस्तावीन् (jīnakārmukabastāvīn) - a saddle, a bow, a he-goat, and sheep
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of jīnakārmukabastāvi
jīnakārmukabastāvi - a saddle, a bow, a he-goat, and sheep (collective dvandva compound)
Compound type : dvandva (jīna+kārmuka+basta+avi)
  • jīna – a saddle, a camel-load, a specific kind of animal
    noun (neuter)
  • kārmuka – a bow
    noun (neuter)
  • basta – a he-goat
    noun (masculine)
  • avi – a sheep, ram or ewe
    noun (masculine)
पृथक् (pṛthak) - separately, individually
(indeclinable)
दद्यात् (dadyāt) - one should give
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi-liṅ) of dā
optative
optative mood, 3rd person singular, root dā
Root: dā (class 3)
विशुद्धये (viśuddhaye) - for purification, for cleansing
(noun)
Dative, feminine, singular of viśuddhi
viśuddhi - purification, cleansing, purity
Prefix: vi
Root: śudh (class 4)
चतुर्णाम् (caturṇām) - of the four
(numeral)
अपि (api) - also, even
(indeclinable)
वर्णानाम् (varṇānām) - of the social classes (varṇas)
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, plural of varṇa
varṇa - color, form, kind, social class (brāhmaṇa, kṣatriya, vaiśya, śūdra)
नारीः (nārīḥ) - women
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, plural of nārī
nārī - a woman, female
हत्वा (hatvā) - having killed
(indeclinable)
absolutive
absolutive (gerund) form from root han
Root: han (class 2)
अनवस्थिताः (anavasthitāḥ) - unsteady, unchaste, wavering, unstable (women)
(adjective)
Accusative, feminine, plural of anavasthita
anavasthita - unstable, unsettled, wavering, inconstant, unchaste
Past Passive Participle
negative prefix 'an' + avasthita (from ava-sthā)
Compound type : tatpurusha (an+avasthita)
  • an – not, non
    indeclinable
  • avasthita – fixed, stable, present, situated
    adjective (feminine)
    Past Passive Participle
    from ava-sthā
    Prefix: ava
    Root: sthā (class 1)
Note: agrees with nārīḥ