मनु-स्मृतिः
manu-smṛtiḥ
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chapter-7, verse-130
पञ्चाशद्भाग आदेयो राज्ञा पशुहिरण्ययोः ।
धान्यानामष्टमो भागः षष्ठो द्वादश एव वा ॥१३०॥
धान्यानामष्टमो भागः षष्ठो द्वादश एव वा ॥१३०॥
130. pañcāśadbhāga ādeyo rājñā paśuhiraṇyayoḥ ,
dhānyānāmaṣṭamo bhāgaḥ ṣaṣṭho dvādaśa eva vā.
dhānyānāmaṣṭamo bhāgaḥ ṣaṣṭho dvādaśa eva vā.
130.
pañcāśad bhāga āddeyo rājñā paśu hiraṇyayoh
dhānyānām aṣṭamo bhāgaḥ ṣaṣṭho dvādaśa eva vā
dhānyānām aṣṭamo bhāgaḥ ṣaṣṭho dvādaśa eva vā
130.
pañcāśad bhāgaḥ paśu hiraṇyayoh rājñā āddeyo
dhānyānām aṣṭamaḥ bhāgaḥ ṣaṣṭhaḥ dvādaśaḥ eva vā
dhānyānām aṣṭamaḥ bhāgaḥ ṣaṣṭhaḥ dvādaśaḥ eva vā
130.
One-fiftieth part should be taken by the king from cattle and gold. From grains, the eighth part, or the sixth, or the twelfth.
Words meanings summery:
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- पञ्चाशद् (pañcāśad) - One-fiftieth (fifty)
- भाग (bhāga) - part (part, share, portion, division)
- आद्देयो (āddeyo) - should be taken (should be taken, should be received, fit to be taken)
- राज्ञा (rājñā) - by the king (by the king, by the ruler)
- पशु (paśu) - cattle (cattle, animal, beast)
- हिरण्ययोह् (hiraṇyayoh) - gold (of gold, of treasures)
- धान्यानाम् (dhānyānām) - of grains (of grains, of cereals, of crops)
- अष्टमो (aṣṭamo) - eighth
- भागः (bhāgaḥ) - part (part, share, portion, division)
- षष्ठो (ṣaṣṭho) - sixth
- द्वादश (dvādaśa) - twelfth (twelve)
- एव (eva) - or (when used with 'vā') (indeed, truly, even, also, only)
- वा (vā) - or (or, or perhaps)
Words meanings and morphology
पञ्चाशद् (pañcāśad) - One-fiftieth (fifty)
(number)
Note: In compounds, often indicates a fraction. Here 'pañcāśad bhāgaḥ' means 1/50th part.
भाग (bhāga) - part (part, share, portion, division)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of bhāga
bhāga - part, share, portion, division, destiny
From √bhaj (√भज्) to divide, share.
Root: bhaj (class 1)
आद्देयो (āddeyo) - should be taken (should be taken, should be received, fit to be taken)
(nominal form)
Nominative, masculine, singular of ad
ad - to eat, to take, to receive
Gerundive
Root 'ad' (√अद्) class 2 P with gerundive suffix 'tavya'.
Root: ad (class 2)
Note: Agrees with 'bhāgaḥ'.
राज्ञा (rājñā) - by the king (by the king, by the ruler)
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, singular of rājan
rājan - king, ruler, sovereign, the sun
पशु (paśu) - cattle (cattle, animal, beast)
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of paśu
paśu - cattle, domestic animal, beast, creature
Note: Genitive case, part of a compound idea with 'hiraṇyayoh'.
हिरण्ययोह् (hiraṇyayoh) - gold (of gold, of treasures)
(noun)
Genitive, neuter, dual of hiraṇya
hiraṇya - gold, golden, treasure, wealth
Note: Dual case indicates 'cattle and gold' as two categories. The fraction applies to both.
धान्यानाम् (dhānyānām) - of grains (of grains, of cereals, of crops)
(noun)
Genitive, neuter, plural of dhānya
dhānya - grain, cereal, corn, crop
From √dhā (√धा) to hold, support (as food sustains life).
Root: dhā (class 3)
अष्टमो (aṣṭamo) - eighth
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of aṣṭama
aṣṭama - eighth
Ordinal Number
Derived from 'aṣṭa' (eight).
Note: Agrees with 'bhāgaḥ'.
भागः (bhāgaḥ) - part (part, share, portion, division)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of bhāga
bhāga - part, share, portion, division, destiny
From √bhaj (√भज्) to divide, share.
Root: bhaj (class 1)
षष्ठो (ṣaṣṭho) - sixth
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of ṣaṣṭha
ṣaṣṭha - sixth
Ordinal Number
Derived from 'ṣaṣ' (six).
Note: Agrees with 'bhāgaḥ'.
द्वादश (dvādaśa) - twelfth (twelve)
(number)
Note: In this context, it functions as an ordinal, 'twelfth part'.
एव (eva) - or (when used with 'vā') (indeed, truly, even, also, only)
(indeclinable)
वा (vā) - or (or, or perhaps)
(indeclinable)