मनु-स्मृतिः
manu-smṛtiḥ
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chapter-8, verse-212
धर्मार्थं येन दत्तं स्यात कस्मै चिद याचते धनम ।
पश्चाच्च न तथा तत स्यान्न देयं तस्य तद भवेत ॥२१२॥
पश्चाच्च न तथा तत स्यान्न देयं तस्य तद भवेत ॥२१२॥
212. dharmārthaṁ yena dattaṁ syāt kasmai cid yācate dhanam ,
paścācca na tathā tat syānna deyaṁ tasya tad bhavet.
paścācca na tathā tat syānna deyaṁ tasya tad bhavet.
212.
dharma-artham yena dattam syāt kasmai cit ayācate dhanam
paścāt ca na tathā tat syāt na deyam tasya tat bhavet
paścāt ca na tathā tat syāt na deyam tasya tat bhavet
212.
yena kasmai cit ayācate dhanam dharma-artham dattam syāt
ca paścāt tat tathā na syāt tasya tat na deyam bhavet
ca paścāt tat tathā na syāt tasya tat na deyam bhavet
212.
If wealth is given to someone who has not solicited it, for the sake of religious merit (dharma), and subsequently that purpose (dharma) is not fulfilled, then that gift should not be considered as given to him.
Words meanings summery:
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- धर्म-अर्थम् (dharma-artham) - for the sake of dharma, for religious merit/righteousness
- येन (yena) - by the giver (by whom, by which)
- दत्तम् (dattam) - given, offered
- स्यात् (syāt) - may be, should be, let it be
- कस्मै चित् (kasmai cit) - to someone, to a certain one
- अयाचते (ayācate) - to one who does not ask, unasked
- धनम् (dhanam) - wealth, money, riches
- पश्चात् (paścāt) - afterwards, later, behind
- च (ca) - and
- न (na) - not, no
- तथा (tathā) - thus, so, in that way
- तत् (tat) - that religious merit (dharma) or purpose (that, it)
- स्यात् (syāt) - may be, should be, let it be
- न (na) - not, no
- देयम् (deyam) - to be given, due, to be offered
- तस्य (tasya) - to that recipient (to him, his, of that)
- तत् (tat) - that wealth/gift (that, it)
- भवेत् (bhavet) - may be, should be, let it happen
Words meanings and morphology
धर्म-अर्थम् (dharma-artham) - for the sake of dharma, for religious merit/righteousness
(indeclinable)
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dharma+artha)
- dharma – righteousness, duty, law, virtue, innate constitution
noun (masculine)
Root: dhṛ (class 1) - artha – purpose, aim, meaning, wealth
noun (masculine)
Note: used adverbially to mean 'for the sake of X'
येन (yena) - by the giver (by whom, by which)
(pronoun)
Instrumental, masculine, singular of ya
ya - who, which, what
दत्तम् (dattam) - given, offered
(participle)
Nominative, neuter, singular of datta
datta - given, granted
Past Passive Participle
formed from root dā (to give) + kta suffix
Root: dā (class 3)
स्यात् (syāt) - may be, should be, let it be
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, optative (liṅ) of as
Optative Mood
3rd person singular, optative, parasmaipada
Root: as (class 2)
कस्मै चित् (kasmai cit) - to someone, to a certain one
(pronoun)
Dative, masculine, singular of kim cit
kim - who, what, which
अयाचते (ayācate) - to one who does not ask, unasked
(participle)
Dative, masculine, singular of ayācat
ayācat - not asking, unsolicited
Present Active Participle
negative prefix a + root yāc (to ask) + śatṛ suffix, declined in dative singular.
Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+yācat)
- a – not, non-
indeclinable - yācat – asking, supplicating
participle (masculine)
Present Active Participle
formed from root yāc (to ask) + śatṛ suffix
Root: yāc (class 1)
धनम् (dhanam) - wealth, money, riches
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of dhana
dhana - wealth, property, money
Root: dhā (class 3)
पश्चात् (paścāt) - afterwards, later, behind
(indeclinable)
च (ca) - and
(indeclinable)
न (na) - not, no
(indeclinable)
तथा (tathā) - thus, so, in that way
(indeclinable)
तत् (tat) - that religious merit (dharma) or purpose (that, it)
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of tad
tad - that, it, he, she
स्यात् (syāt) - may be, should be, let it be
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, optative (liṅ) of as
Optative Mood
3rd person singular, optative, parasmaipada
Root: as (class 2)
न (na) - not, no
(indeclinable)
देयम् (deyam) - to be given, due, to be offered
(participle)
Nominative, neuter, singular of deya
deya - to be given, fit to be given, due
Gerundive
formed from root dā (to give) + yat suffix
Root: dā (class 3)
Note: implies 'it should not be given' or 'it is not to be given'
तस्य (tasya) - to that recipient (to him, his, of that)
(pronoun)
Dative, masculine, singular of tad
tad - that, it, he, she
तत् (tat) - that wealth/gift (that, it)
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of tad
tad - that, it, he, she
भवेत् (bhavet) - may be, should be, let it happen
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, optative (liṅ) of bhū
Optative Mood
3rd person singular, optative, parasmaipada
Root: bhū (class 1)