मनु-स्मृतिः
manu-smṛtiḥ
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chapter-2, verse-46
केशान्तिको ब्राह्मणस्य दण्डः कार्यः प्रमाणतः ।
ललाटसम्मितो राज्ञः स्यात तु नासान्तिको विशः ॥४६॥
ललाटसम्मितो राज्ञः स्यात तु नासान्तिको विशः ॥४६॥
46. keśāntiko brāhmaṇasya daṇḍaḥ kāryaḥ pramāṇataḥ ,
lalāṭasammito rājñaḥ syāt tu nāsāntiko viśaḥ.
lalāṭasammito rājñaḥ syāt tu nāsāntiko viśaḥ.
46.
keśāntikaḥ brāhmaṇasya daṇḍaḥ kāryaḥ pramāṇataḥ
lalāṭasammitaḥ rājñaḥ syāt tu nāsāntikaḥ viśaḥ
lalāṭasammitaḥ rājñaḥ syāt tu nāsāntikaḥ viśaḥ
46.
The staff of a brahmin should be of a certain measure, reaching up to his hair. But that of a kṣatriya should reach up to his forehead, and that of a vaiśya up to his nose.
Words meanings summery:
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- केशान्तिकः (keśāntikaḥ) - of a length reaching up to the hair (for a staff) (reaching up to the hair, hair-length)
- ब्राह्मणस्य (brāhmaṇasya) - of a brahmin
- दण्डः (daṇḍaḥ) - the staff carried by students/initiates (staff, stick, rod)
- कार्यः (kāryaḥ) - should be (of a certain measure/made) (to be done, to be made, proper to be done)
- प्रमाणतः (pramāṇataḥ) - according to the prescribed measure (according to measure, by means of authority, in proportion)
- ललाटसम्मितः (lalāṭasammitaḥ) - of a length reaching up to the forehead (for a staff) (equal to the forehead, reaching up to the forehead)
- राज्ञः (rājñaḥ) - of a kṣatriya (member of the warrior class) (of a king, of a kṣatriya)
- स्यात् (syāt) - should be (of a certain length) (may be, should be)
- तु (tu) - but, on the other hand, indeed
- नासान्तिकः (nāsāntikaḥ) - of a length reaching up to the nose (for a staff) (reaching up to the nose, nose-length)
- विशः (viśaḥ) - of a vaiśya
Words meanings and morphology
केशान्तिकः (keśāntikaḥ) - of a length reaching up to the hair (for a staff) (reaching up to the hair, hair-length)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of keśāntika
keśāntika - reaching up to the hair, hair-length
Derived from 'keśānta' (end of hair) with the suffix '-ika'
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (keśa+anta)
- keśa – hair
noun (masculine) - anta – end, limit, boundary
noun (masculine)
ब्राह्मणस्य (brāhmaṇasya) - of a brahmin
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of brāhmaṇa
brāhmaṇa - brahmin, priestly class
दण्डः (daṇḍaḥ) - the staff carried by students/initiates (staff, stick, rod)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of daṇḍa
daṇḍa - staff, stick, rod; punishment, authority
कार्यः (kāryaḥ) - should be (of a certain measure/made) (to be done, to be made, proper to be done)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of kārya
kārya - to be done, to be made; duty, action
Gerundive
From root kṛ (to do) + -ya (suffix for gerundive)
Root: kṛ (class 8)
प्रमाणतः (pramāṇataḥ) - according to the prescribed measure (according to measure, by means of authority, in proportion)
(indeclinable)
Suffix -tas added to 'pramāṇa' (measure)
ललाटसम्मितः (lalāṭasammitaḥ) - of a length reaching up to the forehead (for a staff) (equal to the forehead, reaching up to the forehead)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of lalāṭasammita
lalāṭasammita - equal to the forehead, reaching up to the forehead
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (lalāṭa+sammita)
- lalāṭa – forehead
noun (neuter) - sammita – measured, equal, corresponding to
adjective (masculine)
Past Passive Participle
From root mā (to measure) with prefix sam-
Prefix: sam
Root: mā (class 2)
राज्ञः (rājñaḥ) - of a kṣatriya (member of the warrior class) (of a king, of a kṣatriya)
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of rājan
rājan - king, ruler, kṣatriya
स्यात् (syāt) - should be (of a certain length) (may be, should be)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi-liṅ) of as
Root: as (class 2)
तु (tu) - but, on the other hand, indeed
(indeclinable)
नासान्तिकः (nāsāntikaḥ) - of a length reaching up to the nose (for a staff) (reaching up to the nose, nose-length)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of nāsāntika
nāsāntika - reaching up to the nose, nose-length
Derived from 'nāsānta' (end of nose) with the suffix '-ika'
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nāsā+anta)
- nāsā – nose
noun (feminine) - anta – end, limit, boundary
noun (masculine)
विशः (viśaḥ) - of a vaiśya
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of viś
viś - people, community, vaiśya (the mercantile/agricultural class)