मनु-स्मृतिः
manu-smṛtiḥ
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chapter-11, verse-208
अवगूर्य चरेत कृच्छ्रमतिकृच्छ्रं निपातने ।
कृच्छ्रातिकृच्छ्रौ कुर्वीत विप्रस्योत्पाद्य शोणितम ॥२०८॥
कृच्छ्रातिकृच्छ्रौ कुर्वीत विप्रस्योत्पाद्य शोणितम ॥२०८॥
208. avagūrya caret kṛcchramatikṛcchraṁ nipātane ,
kṛcchrātikṛcchrau kurvīta viprasyotpādya śoṇitam.
kṛcchrātikṛcchrau kurvīta viprasyotpādya śoṇitam.
208.
avagūrya careta kṛcchram atikṛcchram nipātane
kṛcchrātikṛcchrau kurvīta viprasya utpādya śoṇitam
kṛcchrātikṛcchrau kurvīta viprasya utpādya śoṇitam
208.
avagūrya kṛcchram careta nipātane atikṛcchram (careta)
viprasya śoṇitam utpādya kṛcchrātikṛcchrau kurvīta
viprasya śoṇitam utpādya kṛcchrātikṛcchrau kurvīta
208.
Upon merely threatening, one should perform the `kṛcchra` penance; for a serious assault (nipātane), the `atikṛcchra` penance. If one causes blood (śoṇitam) to flow from a brahmin (vipra), one should perform both the `kṛcchra` and `atikṛcchra` penances.
Words meanings summery:
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- अवगूर्य (avagūrya) - having threatened, having shown hostility
- चरेत (careta) - one should observe, one should perform
- कृच्छ्रम् (kṛcchram) - the `kṛcchra` penance, difficulty, hardship
- अतिकृच्छ्रम् (atikṛcchram) - the `atikṛcchra` penance (a more severe `kṛcchra`)
- निपातने (nipātane) - in striking down, in causing to fall, in a serious assault
- कृच्छ्रातिकृच्छ्रौ (kṛcchrātikṛcchrau) - `kṛcchra` and `atikṛcchra` (penances)
- कुर्वीत (kurvīta) - one should perform, one should do
- विप्रस्य (viprasya) - of a Brahmin, of a wise person
- उत्पाद्य (utpādya) - having produced, having caused to flow
- शोणितम् (śoṇitam) - blood, gore
Words meanings and morphology
अवगूर्य (avagūrya) - having threatened, having shown hostility
(indeclinable)
absolutive
derived from root `gūr` with prefix `ava`
Prefix: ava
Root: gūr (class 10)
चरेत (careta) - one should observe, one should perform
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi-liṅ) of car
Root: car (class 1)
कृच्छ्रम् (kṛcchram) - the `kṛcchra` penance, difficulty, hardship
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of kṛcchra
kṛcchra - difficulty, penance (specific type of atonement)
अतिकृच्छ्रम् (atikṛcchram) - the `atikṛcchra` penance (a more severe `kṛcchra`)
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of atikṛcchra
atikṛcchra - extreme difficulty, very severe penance
Compound type : prādi-samāsa (ati+kṛcchra)
- ati – excessive, beyond, very
indeclinable - kṛcchra – difficulty, penance
noun (neuter)
निपातने (nipātane) - in striking down, in causing to fall, in a serious assault
(noun)
Locative, neuter, singular of nipātana
nipātana - causing to fall, felling, striking down, assault
verbal noun
derived from root `pat` with prefix `ni`
Prefix: ni
Root: pat (class 1)
कृच्छ्रातिकृच्छ्रौ (kṛcchrātikṛcchrau) - `kṛcchra` and `atikṛcchra` (penances)
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, dual of kṛcchrātikṛcchra
kṛcchrātikṛcchra - the `kṛcchra` and `atikṛcchra` penances
Compound type : itaretarayoga dvandva (kṛcchra+atikṛcchra)
- kṛcchra – difficulty, penance
noun (neuter) - atikṛcchra – extreme difficulty, very severe penance
noun (neuter)
कुर्वीत (kurvīta) - one should perform, one should do
(verb)
3rd person , singular, middle, optative (vidhi-liṅ) of kṛ
Root: kṛ (class 8)
विप्रस्य (viprasya) - of a Brahmin, of a wise person
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of vipra
vipra - Brahmin, learned, inspired
उत्पाद्य (utpādya) - having produced, having caused to flow
(indeclinable)
absolutive
derived from root `pad` with prefix `ut` and causative `-āpaya`
Prefix: ut
Root: pad (class 4)
शोणितम् (śoṇitam) - blood, gore
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of śoṇita
śoṇita - blood, red