मनु-स्मृतिः
manu-smṛtiḥ
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chapter-12, verse-7
अदत्तानामुपादानं हिंसा चैवाविधानतः ।
परदारोपसेवा च शारीरं त्रिविधं स्मृतम ॥७॥
परदारोपसेवा च शारीरं त्रिविधं स्मृतम ॥७॥
7. adattānāmupādānaṁ hiṁsā caivāvidhānataḥ ,
paradāropasevā ca śārīraṁ trividhaṁ smṛtam.
paradāropasevā ca śārīraṁ trividhaṁ smṛtam.
7.
adattānām upādānam hiṃsā ca eva avidhānataḥ
paradāropasevā ca śārīram trividham smṛtam
paradāropasevā ca śārīram trividham smṛtam
7.
The unlawful taking of things not given, causing injury, and engaging in adultery are declared as the three kinds of bodily (śārīram) actions.
Words meanings summery:
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- अदत्तानाम् (adattānām) - of things not given (of things not given, of things unauthorized)
- उपादानम् (upādānam) - taking, appropriation (taking, seizing, appropriation, acquisition)
- हिंसा (hiṁsā) - causing injury (injury, harm, violence, destruction)
- च (ca) - and (and, also)
- एव (eva) - indeed (indeed, only, just)
- अविधानतः (avidhānataḥ) - unlawfully (unlawfully, improperly, not according to rule, without proper injunction)
- परदारोपसेवा (paradāropasevā) - engaging in adultery (adultery, intercourse with another's wife)
- च (ca) - and (and, also)
- शारीरम् (śārīram) - bodily actions (bodily, pertaining to the body, physical)
- त्रिविधम् (trividham) - three kinds (of three kinds, threefold)
- स्मृतम् (smṛtam) - is declared, is considered (remembered, declared, taught, considered)
Words meanings and morphology
अदत्तानाम् (adattānām) - of things not given (of things not given, of things unauthorized)
(adjective)
Genitive, neuter, plural of adatta
adatta - not given, unauthorized, unbestowed
Past Passive Participle
From a (not) + datta (given), past passive participle of dā (to give).
Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+datta)
- a – not, un-
indeclinable
Negative particle - datta – given
adjective
Past Passive Participle
Past passive participle of root 'dā'
Root: dā (class 3)
Note: Refers to "things not given".
उपादानम् (upādānam) - taking, appropriation (taking, seizing, appropriation, acquisition)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of upādāna
upādāna - taking, seizing, appropriation, acquisition, material cause
From root dā (to give/take) with upasarga upa-ā.
Prefixes: upa+ā
Root: dā (class 3)
हिंसा (hiṁsā) - causing injury (injury, harm, violence, destruction)
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of hiṃsā
hiṁsā - injury, harm, violence, destruction
From root hiṃs (to injure).
Root: hiṃs (class 7)
च (ca) - and (and, also)
(indeclinable)
एव (eva) - indeed (indeed, only, just)
(indeclinable)
Particle
अविधानतः (avidhānataḥ) - unlawfully (unlawfully, improperly, not according to rule, without proper injunction)
(indeclinable)
From avidhāna (without rule) + tas suffix (meaning "from" or "by means of").
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (a+vidhāna)
- a – not, un-
indeclinable
Negative particle - vidhāna – rule, injunction, method
noun (neuter)
From root 'dhā' with upasarga 'vi'
Prefix: vi
Root: dhā (class 3)
Note: adverbial form.
परदारोपसेवा (paradāropasevā) - engaging in adultery (adultery, intercourse with another's wife)
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of paradāropasevā
paradāropasevā - adultery, intercourse with another's wife
Compound: parā-dāra-upasevā (another's wife's service/intercourse). Para (another) + dāra (wife) + upasevā (service, intercourse).
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (para+dāra+upasevā)
- para – other, another, alien
adjective - dāra – wife
noun (masculine) - upasevā – service, attendance, sexual intercourse
noun (feminine)
From root 'sev' with upasarga 'upa'
Prefix: upa
Root: sev (class 1)
च (ca) - and (and, also)
(indeclinable)
शारीरम् (śārīram) - bodily actions (bodily, pertaining to the body, physical)
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of śārīra
śārīra - bodily, pertaining to the body, physical
Derived from śarīra (body) with īra suffix.
त्रिविधम् (trividham) - three kinds (of three kinds, threefold)
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of trividha
trividha - of three kinds, threefold
Compound of tri (three) and vidha (kind, manner).
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (tri+vidha)
- tri – three
numeral - vidha – kind, sort, manner
noun (masculine)
Note: Agrees with śārīram.
स्मृतम् (smṛtam) - is declared, is considered (remembered, declared, taught, considered)
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of smṛta
smṛta - remembered, declared, taught, considered
Past Passive Participle
Past passive participle of root smṛ (to remember).
Root: smṛ (class 1)
Note: Agrees with śārīram.