मनु-स्मृतिः
manu-smṛtiḥ
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chapter-2, verse-204
गोऽश्वौष्ट्रयानप्रासादप्रस्तरेषु कटेषु च ।
आसीत गुरुणा सार्धं शिलाफलकनौषु च ॥२०४॥
आसीत गुरुणा सार्धं शिलाफलकनौषु च ॥२०४॥
204. go'śvauṣṭrayānaprāsādaprastareṣu kaṭeṣu ca ,
āsīta guruṇā sārdhaṁ śilāphalakanauṣu ca.
āsīta guruṇā sārdhaṁ śilāphalakanauṣu ca.
204.
go-aśvoṣṭrayānaprāsādaprastareṣu kaṭeṣu ca
āsīta guruṇā sārdham śilāphalakanauṣu ca
āsīta guruṇā sārdham śilāphalakanauṣu ca
204.
One may sit with one's (guru) on cows, horses, camels, or in vehicles, on palace terraces, rock platforms, or mats. Similarly, one may sit with the (guru) on stone slabs, wooden planks, or in boats.
Words meanings summery:
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- गो-अश्वोष्ट्रयानप्रासादप्रस्तरेषु (go-aśvoṣṭrayānaprāsādaprastareṣu) - on cows, horses, camels, vehicles, palaces, or rock platforms
- कटेषु (kaṭeṣu) - on mats (on mats, on beds)
- च (ca) - and (and, also)
- आसीत (āsīta) - may sit (should sit)
- गुरुणा (guruṇā) - with the (guru) (by the (guru), with the (guru))
- सार्धम् (sārdham) - along with (with, along with, together with)
- शिलाफलकनौषु (śilāphalakanauṣu) - on stone slabs, planks, or boats
- च (ca) - and (connecting to previous list) (and, also)
Words meanings and morphology
गो-अश्वोष्ट्रयानप्रासादप्रस्तरेषु (go-aśvoṣṭrayānaprāsādaprastareṣu) - on cows, horses, camels, vehicles, palaces, or rock platforms
(noun)
Locative, neuter, plural of go-aśvoṣṭrayānaprāsādaprastara
go-aśvoṣṭrayānaprāsādaprastara - on/in cows, horses, camels, vehicles, palaces, or stone platforms
Long dvandva compound.
Compound type : dvandva (go+aśva+uṣṭra+yāna+prāsāda+prastara)
- go – cow, ox
noun (feminine) - aśva – horse
noun (masculine) - uṣṭra – camel
noun (masculine) - yāna – vehicle, carriage
noun (neuter)
Root: yā (class 2) - prāsāda – palace, large mansion
noun (masculine) - prastara – stone platform, couch, bed (of leaves/grass)
noun (masculine)
Prefix: pra
Root: stṛ (class 5)
कटेषु (kaṭeṣu) - on mats (on mats, on beds)
(noun)
Locative, masculine, plural of kaṭa
kaṭa - mat, straw mat, bed
च (ca) - and (and, also)
(indeclinable)
आसीत (āsīta) - may sit (should sit)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of ās
Optative 3rd person singular, active voice.
Root: ās (class 2)
Note: The implied subject is a student.
गुरुणा (guruṇā) - with the (guru) (by the (guru), with the (guru))
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, singular of guru
guru - teacher, preceptor, heavy, important
सार्धम् (sārdham) - along with (with, along with, together with)
(indeclinable)
From sa (with) + ardha (half, part).
Note: Takes instrumental case.
शिलाफलकनौषु (śilāphalakanauṣu) - on stone slabs, planks, or boats
(noun)
Locative, feminine, plural of śilāphalakanau
śilāphalakanau - stone slabs, planks, or boats
Dvandva compound.
Compound type : dvandva (śilā+phalaka+nau)
- śilā – stone, rock, slab
noun (feminine) - phalaka – plank, board, tablet
noun (masculine) - nau – boat, ship
noun (feminine)
च (ca) - and (connecting to previous list) (and, also)
(indeclinable)