मनु-स्मृतिः
manu-smṛtiḥ
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chapter-11, verse-144
कृष्तजानामोषधीनां जातानां च स्वयं वने ।
वृथालम्भेऽनुगच्छेद गां दिनमेकं पयोव्रतः ॥१४४॥
वृथालम्भेऽनुगच्छेद गां दिनमेकं पयोव्रतः ॥१४४॥
144. kṛṣtajānāmoṣadhīnāṁ jātānāṁ ca svayaṁ vane ,
vṛthālambhe'nugacched gāṁ dinamekaṁ payovrataḥ.
vṛthālambhe'nugacched gāṁ dinamekaṁ payovrataḥ.
144.
kṛṣṭa-jānām oṣadhīnām jātānām ca svayam vane
vṛthā-ārambhe anugacchet gām dinam ekam payaḥ-vrataḥ
vṛthā-ārambhe anugacchet gām dinam ekam payaḥ-vrataḥ
144.
vṛthā-ārambhe kṛṣṭa-jānām oṣadhīnām ca svayam vane
jātānām payaḥ-vrataḥ dinam ekam gām anugacchet
jātānām payaḥ-vrataḥ dinam ekam gām anugacchet
144.
If one has uselessly harmed cultivated plants or those that have grown naturally in the forest, one should observe a milk-only vow and follow a cow for one day.
Words meanings summery:
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- कृष्ट-जानाम् (kṛṣṭa-jānām) - of those born from cultivated land, of cultivated (plants)
- ओषधीनाम् (oṣadhīnām) - of herbs, of plants
- जातानाम् (jātānām) - of those born, of those grown
- च (ca) - and
- स्वयम् (svayam) - by oneself, naturally, spontaneously
- वने (vane) - in the forest, in the wood
- वृथा-आरम्भे (vṛthā-ārambhe) - in a useless undertaking/taking, in case of improper harming
- अनुगच्छेत् (anugacchet) - one should follow
- गाम् (gām) - a cow
- दिनम् (dinam) - day
- एकम् (ekam) - one
- पयः-व्रतः (payaḥ-vrataḥ) - observing a milk vow, subsisting on milk
Words meanings and morphology
कृष्ट-जानाम् (kṛṣṭa-jānām) - of those born from cultivated land, of cultivated (plants)
(adjective)
Genitive, plural of kṛṣṭa-ja
kṛṣṭa-ja - born from cultivated land
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kṛṣṭa+ja)
- kṛṣṭa – ploughed, cultivated
adjective
Past Passive Participle
From root 'kṛṣ' (to plough)
Root: kṛṣ (class 1) - ja – born, produced from
adjective
Suffix indicating 'born from' or 'produced'
Root: jan (class 4)
ओषधीनाम् (oṣadhīnām) - of herbs, of plants
(noun)
Genitive, feminine, plural of oṣadhī
oṣadhī - herb, medicinal plant, annual plant
जातानाम् (jātānām) - of those born, of those grown
(adjective)
Genitive, plural of jāta
jāta - born, produced, arisen, grown
Past Passive Participle
From root 'jan' (to be born)
Root: jan (class 4)
च (ca) - and
(indeclinable)
स्वयम् (svayam) - by oneself, naturally, spontaneously
(indeclinable)
वने (vane) - in the forest, in the wood
(noun)
Locative, neuter, singular of vana
vana - forest, wood, grove
वृथा-आरम्भे (vṛthā-ārambhe) - in a useless undertaking/taking, in case of improper harming
(noun)
Locative, masculine, singular of vṛthā-ārambha
vṛthā-ārambha - useless undertaking, improper taking/harming
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vṛthā+ārambha)
- vṛthā – useless, vain, in vain, uselessly
indeclinable - ārambha – beginning, undertaking, seizure, taking
noun (masculine)
From root 'rabh' (to seize) with prefix 'ā'
Prefix: ā
Root: rabh (class 1)
अनुगच्छेत् (anugacchet) - one should follow
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi-liṅ) of gam
Prefix: anu
Root: gam (class 1)
गाम् (gām) - a cow
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of go
go - cow, ox, earth, ray of light
दिनम् (dinam) - day
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of dina
dina - day, daylight
Note: Accusative case here indicates duration
एकम् (ekam) - one
(numeral)
पयः-व्रतः (payaḥ-vrataḥ) - observing a milk vow, subsisting on milk
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of payaḥ-vrata
payaḥ-vrata - observing a milk vow, subsisting on milk
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (payas+vrata)
- payas – milk, water, juice, vital sap
noun (neuter) - vrata – vow, religious observance, sacred practice
noun (neuter)