मनु-स्मृतिः
manu-smṛtiḥ
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chapter-2, verse-42
मौञ्जी त्रिवृत समा श्लक्ष्णा कार्या विप्रस्य मेखला ।
क्षत्रियस्य तु मौर्वी ज्या वैश्यस्य शणतान्तवी ॥४२॥
क्षत्रियस्य तु मौर्वी ज्या वैश्यस्य शणतान्तवी ॥४२॥
42. mauñjī trivṛt samā ślakṣṇā kāryā viprasya mekhalā ,
kṣatriyasya tu maurvī jyā vaiśyasya śaṇatāntavī.
kṣatriyasya tu maurvī jyā vaiśyasya śaṇatāntavī.
42.
mauñjī trivṛt samā ślakṣṇā kāryā viprasya mekhalā
kṣatriyasya tu maurvī jyā vaiśyasya śaṇatāntavī
kṣatriyasya tu maurvī jyā vaiśyasya śaṇatāntavī
42.
viprasya mekhalā mauñjī trivṛt samā ślakṣṇā kāryā.
kṣatriyasya tu maurvī jyā.
vaiśyasya śaṇatāntavī.
kṣatriyasya tu maurvī jyā.
vaiśyasya śaṇatāntavī.
42.
For a brahmin, the girdle should be made of muñja grass, threefold, even, and smooth. However, for a kṣatriya, it should be made of murvā fiber, and for a vaiśya, of hempen thread.
Words meanings summery:
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- मौञ्जी (mauñjī) - made of muñja grass
- त्रिवृत् (trivṛt) - threefold, twisted in three strands
- समा (samā) - even, smooth, equal, plain
- श्लक्ष्णा (ślakṣṇā) - smooth, soft, fine, polished
- कार्या (kāryā) - should be made (should be done, should be made, to be performed)
- विप्रस्य (viprasya) - of a Brahmin (of a Brahmin, of a twice-born)
- मेखला (mekhalā) - girdle, belt
- क्षत्रियस्य (kṣatriyasya) - of a kṣatriya, of a warrior
- तु (tu) - however (but, indeed, on the other hand)
- मौर्वी (maurvī) - made of murvā fiber (referring to the girdle) (made of murvā fiber, a kind of string or bowstring)
- ज्या (jyā) - bowstring, chord
- वैश्यस्य (vaiśyasya) - of a vaiśya, of a merchant/agriculturist
- शणतान्तवी (śaṇatāntavī) - made of hempen threads
Words meanings and morphology
मौञ्जी (mauñjī) - made of muñja grass
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of mauñjī
mauñjī - made of muñja grass, consisting of muñja
Derived from muñja with suffix -ī
Note: Adjective qualifying mekhalā.
त्रिवृत् (trivṛt) - threefold, twisted in three strands
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of trivṛt
trivṛt - threefold, consisting of three, triple
Compound type : bahuvrihi (tri+vṛt)
- tri – three
numeral - vṛt – turn, revolve, exist
root
Root: vṛt (class 1)
समा (samā) - even, smooth, equal, plain
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of sama
sama - same, equal, even, smooth, level
Note: Feminine nominative singular form.
श्लक्ष्णा (ślakṣṇā) - smooth, soft, fine, polished
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of ślakṣṇa
ślakṣṇa - smooth, soft, fine, slippery, sleek, polished
Note: Feminine nominative singular form.
कार्या (kāryā) - should be made (should be done, should be made, to be performed)
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of kārya
kārya - to be done, to be made, duty, work, purpose
Gerundive
Derived from root kṛ (to do, make) with suffix -ya
Root: kṛ (class 8)
Note: Feminine nominative singular form of gerundive.
विप्रस्य (viprasya) - of a Brahmin (of a Brahmin, of a twice-born)
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of vipra
vipra - Brahmin, priest, inspired, wise
मेखला (mekhalā) - girdle, belt
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of mekhalā
mekhalā - girdle, belt, waist-band
Note: Subject of the implied verb.
क्षत्रियस्य (kṣatriyasya) - of a kṣatriya, of a warrior
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of kṣatriya
kṣatriya - a member of the warrior class, ruler
तु (tu) - however (but, indeed, on the other hand)
(indeclinable)
Note: Conjunction.
मौर्वी (maurvī) - made of murvā fiber (referring to the girdle) (made of murvā fiber, a kind of string or bowstring)
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of maurvī
maurvī - made of murvā, a kind of rope or string
Derived from murvā with a possessive/material suffix
Note: Feminine nominative singular, qualifying the implied mekhalā.
ज्या (jyā) - bowstring, chord
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of jyā
jyā - bowstring, chord, mother earth (rare)
Note: Can specify the type of string. Often used for bowstring.
वैश्यस्य (vaiśyasya) - of a vaiśya, of a merchant/agriculturist
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of vaiśya
vaiśya - a member of the merchant and agricultural class
शणतान्तवी (śaṇatāntavī) - made of hempen threads
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of śaṇatāntavī
śaṇatāntavī - made of hempen threads
Derived from śaṇa-tāntava (hemp-thread)
Compound type : tatpurusha (śaṇa+tāntava)
- śaṇa – hemp, flax
noun (masculine) - tāntava – made of thread, thread-like
adjective (masculine)
Derived from tantu (thread)
Note: Feminine nominative singular form.