मनु-स्मृतिः
manu-smṛtiḥ
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chapter-7, verse-117
विंशतीशस्तु तत सर्वं शतेशाय निवेदयेत ।
शंसेद ग्रामशतेशस्तु सहस्रपतये स्वयम ॥११७॥
शंसेद ग्रामशतेशस्तु सहस्रपतये स्वयम ॥११७॥
117. viṁśatīśastu tat sarvaṁ śateśāya nivedayet ,
śaṁsed grāmaśateśastu sahasrapataye svayam.
śaṁsed grāmaśateśastu sahasrapataye svayam.
117.
viṃśatīśastu tataḥ sarvaṃ śatēśāya nivēdayēta
śansēda grāmaśatēśastu sahasrapatayē svayam
śansēda grāmaśatēśastu sahasrapatayē svayam
117.
tataḥ viṃśatīśaḥ sarvaṃ śatēśāya nivēdayēta
grāmaśatēśaḥ svayam sahasrapatayē śansēda
grāmaśatēśaḥ svayam sahasrapatayē śansēda
117.
The chief of twenty villages should then report everything to the chief of a hundred villages. The chief of a hundred villages should report to the lord of a thousand villages himself.
Words meanings summery:
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- विंशतीशस्तु (viṁśatīśastu) - the chief of twenty villages, then (the chief of twenty, and)
- ततः (tataḥ) - then (then, from that)
- सर्वं (sarvaṁ) - everything (all, entire)
- शतेशाय (śatēśāya) - to the chief of a hundred villages (to the chief of a hundred)
- निवेदयेत (nivēdayēta) - should report (should report, should inform)
- शन्सेद (śansēda) - should report (should tell, should report)
- ग्रामशतेशस्तु (grāmaśatēśastu) - chief of a hundred villages, and
- सहस्रपतये (sahasrapatayē) - to the lord of a thousand villages (to the lord of a thousand)
- स्वयम् (svayam) - himself (oneself, by oneself)
Words meanings and morphology
विंशतीशस्तु (viṁśatīśastu) - the chief of twenty villages, then (the chief of twenty, and)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of viṃśatīśa
viṁśatīśa - chief of twenty (villages)
compound of viṃśati (twenty) + īśa (lord, chief)
Compound type : tatpurusha (viṃśati+īśa)
- viṃśati – twenty
noun (feminine) - īśa – lord, ruler, chief
noun (masculine)
Note: tu is an enclitic particle, often translated as 'and' or 'but', here used for emphasis or transition.
ततः (tataḥ) - then (then, from that)
(indeclinable)
सर्वं (sarvaṁ) - everything (all, entire)
(pronoun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of sarva
sarva - all, every, whole
शतेशाय (śatēśāya) - to the chief of a hundred villages (to the chief of a hundred)
(noun)
Dative, masculine, singular of śatēśa
śatēśa - chief of a hundred (villages)
compound of śata (hundred) + īśa (lord, chief)
Compound type : tatpurusha (śata+īśa)
- śata – hundred
noun (neuter) - īśa – lord, ruler, chief
noun (masculine)
निवेदयेत (nivēdayēta) - should report (should report, should inform)
(verb)
3rd person , active, optative (li~) of nivēdaya
Potential/Optative
Causative of √nī (to lead) + √i (to go) with prefix ni- (down) and suffix -aya (causative suffix), forming 'to cause to go down', hence 'to present' or 'to report'. Optative mood.
Prefix: ni
Root: nī (class 1)
शन्सेद (śansēda) - should report (should tell, should report)
(verb)
3rd person , active, optative (si~) of śams
Optative
Root √śams (to tell) + Optative mood
Root: śams (class 9)
ग्रामशतेशस्तु (grāmaśatēśastu) - chief of a hundred villages, and
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of grāmaśatēśa
grāmaśatēśa - chief of a hundred villages
compound of grāma (village) + śata (hundred) + īśa (lord, chief)
Compound type : tatpurusha (grāma+śata+īśa)
- grāma – village
noun (masculine) - śata – hundred
noun (neuter) - īśa – lord, ruler, chief
noun (masculine)
Note: tu is an enclitic particle, often translated as 'and' or 'but', here used for emphasis or transition.
सहस्रपतये (sahasrapatayē) - to the lord of a thousand villages (to the lord of a thousand)
(noun)
Dative, masculine, singular of sahasrapatī
sahasrapatī - lord of a thousand (villages)
compound of sahasra (thousand) + pati (lord, master)
Compound type : tatpurusha (sahasra+pati)
- sahasra – thousand
noun (neuter) - pati – lord, master, husband
noun (masculine)
स्वयम् (svayam) - himself (oneself, by oneself)
(indeclinable)