मनु-स्मृतिः
manu-smṛtiḥ
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chapter-8, verse-205
नोन्मत्ताया न कुष्ठिन्या न च या स्पृष्टमैथुना ।
पूर्वं दोषानभिख्याप्य प्रदाता दण्डमर्हति ॥२०५॥
पूर्वं दोषानभिख्याप्य प्रदाता दण्डमर्हति ॥२०५॥
205. nonmattāyā na kuṣṭhinyā na ca yā spṛṣṭamaithunā ,
pūrvaṁ doṣānabhikhyāpya pradātā daṇḍamarhati.
pūrvaṁ doṣānabhikhyāpya pradātā daṇḍamarhati.
205.
na unmattāyāḥ na kuṣṭhinyāḥ na ca yā spṛṣṭamaithunā
pūrvam doṣān abhikhyāpya pradātā daṇḍam arhati
pūrvam doṣān abhikhyāpya pradātā daṇḍam arhati
205.
unmattāyāḥ na kuṣṭhinyāḥ na ca yā spṛṣṭamaithunā
na pradātā pūrvam doṣān abhikhyāpya daṇḍam arhati
na pradātā pūrvam doṣān abhikhyāpya daṇḍam arhati
205.
A girl who is mad, or afflicted with leprosy, or who has previously had sexual intercourse, should not be given (in marriage). If the giver does not disclose her defects beforehand, he deserves punishment.
Words meanings summery:
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- न (na) - not, no
- उन्मत्तायाः (unmattāyāḥ) - of a mad girl (referring to her condition) (of a madwoman, to a madwoman)
- न (na) - not, no
- कुष्ठिन्याः (kuṣṭhinyāḥ) - of a girl afflicted with leprosy (of a leper woman, to a leper woman)
- न (na) - not, no
- च (ca) - and, also
- या (yā) - who, which (feminine singular)
- स्पृष्टमैथुना (spṛṣṭamaithunā) - who has had sexual intercourse, touched by coitus
- पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - previously, beforehand, first
- दोषान् (doṣān) - defects (of the girl) (defects, faults, blemishes)
- अभिख्याप्य (abhikhyāpya) - having disclosed (the defects) (having declared, having announced, having disclosed)
- प्रदाता (pradātā) - the giver (of the girl in marriage) (the giver, the donor, the bestower)
- दण्डम् (daṇḍam) - punishment, fine, penalty
- अर्हति (arhati) - is liable to (punishment) (deserves, is worthy of, ought to incur)
Words meanings and morphology
न (na) - not, no
(indeclinable)
उन्मत्तायाः (unmattāyāḥ) - of a mad girl (referring to her condition) (of a madwoman, to a madwoman)
(adjective)
feminine, singular of unmattā
unmattā - madwoman, insane woman, intoxicated woman
Feminine form of unmata (past passive participle of ud-mad)
Prefix: ud
Root: mad (class 4)
न (na) - not, no
(indeclinable)
कुष्ठिन्याः (kuṣṭhinyāḥ) - of a girl afflicted with leprosy (of a leper woman, to a leper woman)
(adjective)
feminine, singular of kuṣṭhinī
kuṣṭhinī - leper woman, woman afflicted with leprosy
Feminine form of kuṣṭhin (suffering from leprosy)
न (na) - not, no
(indeclinable)
च (ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
या (yā) - who, which (feminine singular)
(pronoun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of yad
yad - who, which, what
Note: Relative pronoun
स्पृष्टमैथुना (spṛṣṭamaithunā) - who has had sexual intercourse, touched by coitus
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of spṛṣṭamaithunā
spṛṣṭamaithunā - who has had sexual intercourse
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (spṛṣṭa+maithuna)
- spṛṣṭa – touched, had contact with, experienced
adjective
Past Passive Participle
From root spṛś + kta suffix
Root: spṛś (class 6) - maithuna – sexual intercourse, copulation, union
noun (neuter)
पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - previously, beforehand, first
(indeclinable)
Note: Used adverbially here
दोषान् (doṣān) - defects (of the girl) (defects, faults, blemishes)
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of doṣa
doṣa - defect, fault, blemish, vice, impurity
Root: duṣ (class 4)
अभिख्याप्य (abhikhyāpya) - having disclosed (the defects) (having declared, having announced, having disclosed)
(indeclinable)
Absolutive (Gerund)
Absolutive of the causal form of root khyā with prefix abhi
Prefix: abhi
Root: khyā (class 2)
प्रदाता (pradātā) - the giver (of the girl in marriage) (the giver, the donor, the bestower)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of pradātṛ
pradātṛ - giver, donor, bestower
Agent noun from root dā with prefix pra
Prefix: pra
Root: dā (class 3)
दण्डम् (daṇḍam) - punishment, fine, penalty
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of daṇḍa
daṇḍa - stick, staff, punishment, fine, penalty
Root: daṇḍ (class 10)
अर्हति (arhati) - is liable to (punishment) (deserves, is worthy of, ought to incur)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present (lat) of arh
Present Tense
3rd person singular, present, active voice, parasmaipada
Root: arh (class 1)