मनु-स्मृतिः manu-smṛtiḥ - chapter-5, verse-8

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अनिर्दशाया गोः क्षीरमौष्ट्रमैकशफं तथा ।
आविकं संधिनीक्षीरं विवत्सायाश्च गोः पयः ॥८॥

8. anirdaśāyā goḥ kṣīramauṣṭramaikaśaphaṁ tathā ,
āvikaṁ saṁdhinīkṣīraṁ vivatsāyāśca goḥ payaḥ.

8. anirdaśāyā goḥ kṣīram auṣṭram aikaśaphaṃ tathā
āvikaṃ sandhinīkṣīraṃ vivatsāyāśca goḥ payaḥ

8. Milk from a cow that has not calved for ten days (anirdaśāyā goḥ kṣīra), camel milk (auṣṭra), milk from a single-hoofed animal (aikashapha), milk from a sheep (āvika), milk from a newly delivered cow (sandhinīkṣīra), and milk from a cow that has lost its calf (vivatsāyāḥ goḥ payaḥ) should be avoided.

Words meanings summery:

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अनिर्दशायाः (anirdaśāyāḥ) - Referring to a cow that has given birth less than ten days ago. (of one not having completed ten days (since calving))

गोः (goḥ) - of a cow

क्षीरम् (kṣīram) - milk

औष्ट्रम् (auṣṭram) - camel's (milk)

ऐकशफम् (aikaśapham) - Refers to animals like horses, donkeys, etc., as opposed to cloven-hoofed animals like cows or sheep. (from a single-hoofed animal)

तथा (tathā) - and so, also, likewise

आविकं (āvikaṁ) - sheep's (milk)

सन्धिनीक्षीरं (sandhinīkṣīraṁ) - Refers to the milk of a cow immediately after calving, i.e., colostrum. (milk of a newly delivered cow)

विवत्सायाः (vivatsāyāḥ) - Refers to a cow whose calf has died or been removed. (of a cow that has lost its calf)

च (ca) - and, also

गोः (goḥ) - of a cow

पयः (payaḥ) - milk

Words meanings and morphology

अनिर्दशायाः (anirdaśāyāḥ) - Referring to a cow that has given birth less than ten days ago. (of one not having completed ten days (since calving))

(adjective)

Genitive, feminine, singular of anirdaśā

anirdaśā - not having completed ten days, referring to a cow that has calved within the last ten days

compound of 'a-' (not), 'nir-' (completely) and 'daśā' (state, condition, ten)

गोः (goḥ) - of a cow

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of go

go - cow, bull, ox, cattle

क्षीरम् (kṣīram) - milk

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kṣīra

kṣīra - milk

औष्ट्रम् (auṣṭram) - camel's (milk)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of auṣṭra

auṣṭra - belonging to a camel, camel's (milk)

derived from 'uṣṭra-' (camel)

ऐकशफम् (aikaśapham) - Refers to animals like horses, donkeys, etc., as opposed to cloven-hoofed animals like cows or sheep. (from a single-hoofed animal)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of aikaśapha

aikaśapha - belonging to an animal with a single hoof, like a horse or donkey

compound of 'eka-' (one) and 'śapha-' (hoof)

Compound type : tatpurusha (eka+śapha)

eka – one, single
adjective
śapha – hoof
noun (masculine)

तथा (tathā) - and so, also, likewise

(indeclinable)

formed from 'tad' (that) and 'hā' (thus, as)

आविकं (āvikaṁ) - sheep's (milk)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of āvika

āvika - belonging to a sheep, sheep's (milk)

derived from 'avi-' (sheep)

सन्धिनीक्षीरं (sandhinīkṣīraṁ) - Refers to the milk of a cow immediately after calving, i.e., colostrum. (milk of a newly delivered cow)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sandhinīkṣīra

sandhinīkṣīra - milk of a cow that has recently calved; colostrum

compound of 'sandhinī-' (a cow that has just calved) and 'kṣīra-' (milk)

Compound type : tatpurusha (sandhinī+kṣīra)

sandhinī – a cow that has just calved, a lactating cow
noun (feminine)
derived from √sandh (to join, unite, cause to flow)
Root: sandh (class 2)
kṣīra – milk
noun (neuter)

विवत्सायाः (vivatsāyāḥ) - Refers to a cow whose calf has died or been removed. (of a cow that has lost its calf)

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of vivatsā

vivatsā - a cow whose calf has died or been lost

compound of 'vi-' (prefix indicating separation or loss) and 'vatsā' (calf)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

गोः (goḥ) - of a cow

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of go

go - cow, bull, ox, cattle

पयः (payaḥ) - milk