मनु-स्मृतिः
manu-smṛtiḥ
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chapter-8, verse-215
भृतो नार्तो न कुर्याद यो दर्पात कर्म यथोदितम ।
स दण्ड्यः कृष्णलान्यष्टौ न देयं चास्य वेतनम ॥२१५॥
स दण्ड्यः कृष्णलान्यष्टौ न देयं चास्य वेतनम ॥२१५॥
215. bhṛto nārto na kuryād yo darpāt karma yathoditam ,
sa daṇḍyaḥ kṛṣṇalānyaṣṭau na deyaṁ cāsya vetanam.
sa daṇḍyaḥ kṛṣṇalānyaṣṭau na deyaṁ cāsya vetanam.
215.
bhṛtaḥ na ārtaḥ na kuryāt yaḥ darpāt karma yathā uditam
saḥ daṇḍyaḥ kṛṣṇalāni aṣṭau na deyam ca asya vetanam
saḥ daṇḍyaḥ kṛṣṇalāni aṣṭau na deyam ca asya vetanam
215.
yaḥ bhṛtaḥ ārtaḥ na darpāt yathā uditam karma na kuryāt
saḥ aṣṭau kṛṣṇalāni daṇḍyaḥ ca asya vetanam na deyam
saḥ aṣṭau kṛṣṇalāni daṇḍyaḥ ca asya vetanam na deyam
215.
If a hired person, not being ill, does not perform the agreed-upon work (karma) due to arrogance, he shall be fined eight kṛṣṇalas, and his wages shall not be paid.
Words meanings summery:
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- भृतः (bhṛtaḥ) - a hired person (hired, maintained, servant)
- न (na) - not, no
- आर्तः (ārtaḥ) - ill (distressed, afflicted, ill, suffering)
- न (na) - not, no
- कुर्यात् (kuryāt) - should perform (should do, would do, may do)
- यः (yaḥ) - who (who, which)
- दर्पात् (darpāt) - due to arrogance (from pride, due to arrogance, out of conceit)
- कर्म (karma) - the agreed-upon work (karma) (work, action, deed, ritual)
- यथा (yathā) - as (as, according to, just as)
- उदितम् (uditam) - agreed upon, stated (stated, declared, spoken)
- सः (saḥ) - he (he, that)
- दण्ड्यः (daṇḍyaḥ) - shall be fined (punishable, to be punished, deserving punishment)
- कृष्णलानि (kṛṣṇalāni) - Kṛṣṇalas (as a unit of fine) (Kṛṣṇalas (a unit of weight/coin))
- अष्टौ (aṣṭau) - eight
- न (na) - not, no
- देयम् (deyam) - shall be paid (to be given, payable)
- च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)
- अस्य (asya) - his (of him, his, of this)
- वेतनम् (vetanam) - wages, payment, salary
Words meanings and morphology
भृतः (bhṛtaḥ) - a hired person (hired, maintained, servant)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of bhṛta
bhṛta - hired, employed, nourished, maintained
Past Passive Participle
Derived from root `bhṛ` (to bear, support, hire) with suffix `kta`.
Root: bhṛ (class 3)
Note: Masculine nominative singular.
न (na) - not, no
(indeclinable)
आर्तः (ārtaḥ) - ill (distressed, afflicted, ill, suffering)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of ārta
ārta - distressed, pained, sick, afflicted
Past Passive Participle
Derived from root `ṛ` (to go, to move) with prefix `ā` and suffix `kta`.
Prefix: ā
Root: ṛ (class 1)
Note: Masculine nominative singular, refers to the hired person.
न (na) - not, no
(indeclinable)
कुर्यात् (kuryāt) - should perform (should do, would do, may do)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of kṛ
Optative Active
Optative mood, 3rd person singular, active voice.
Root: kṛ (class 8)
यः (yaḥ) - who (who, which)
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of yad
yad - who, which, what
Note: Relative pronoun introducing the clause.
दर्पात् (darpāt) - due to arrogance (from pride, due to arrogance, out of conceit)
(noun)
Ablative, masculine, singular of darpa
darpa - pride, arrogance, conceit
Root: dṛp (class 4)
Note: Ablative case indicating cause.
कर्म (karma) - the agreed-upon work (karma) (work, action, deed, ritual)
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of karma
karma - action, deed, work, ritual, fate
Derived from root `kṛ` (to do).
Root: kṛ (class 8)
यथा (yathā) - as (as, according to, just as)
(indeclinable)
उदितम् (uditam) - agreed upon, stated (stated, declared, spoken)
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of udita
udita - spoken, said, declared, risen
Past Passive Participle
Derived from root `vad` (to speak) with upasarga `ud-` and suffix `kta`.
Prefix: ud
Root: vad (class 1)
Note: Neuter accusative singular, agreeing with `karma`.
सः (saḥ) - he (he, that)
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
Note: Correlative pronoun for `yaḥ`.
दण्ड्यः (daṇḍyaḥ) - shall be fined (punishable, to be punished, deserving punishment)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of daṇḍya
daṇḍya - punishable, to be punished, to be fined
Gerundive
Derived from root `daṇḍ` (to punish, to fine) with suffix `ya`.
Root: daṇḍ (class 10)
Note: Masculine nominative singular, agreeing with `saḥ`.
कृष्णलानि (kṛṣṇalāni) - Kṛṣṇalas (as a unit of fine) (Kṛṣṇalas (a unit of weight/coin))
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, plural of kṛṣṇala
kṛṣṇala - a small black seed (Abrus precatorius), used as a weight (approx. 1.75 grains), a gold coin of that weight
Note: Plural, object of the implied fine.
अष्टौ (aṣṭau) - eight
(numeral)
Note: Adjective for `kṛṣṇalāni`.
न (na) - not, no
(indeclinable)
देयम् (deyam) - shall be paid (to be given, payable)
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of deya
deya - to be given, due, payable
Gerundive
Derived from root `dā` (to give) with suffix `ya`.
Root: dā (class 3)
Note: Neuter nominative singular, predicate adjective for `vetanam`.
च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)
(indeclinable)
अस्य (asya) - his (of him, his, of this)
(pronoun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of idam
idam - this, he, she, it
Note: Genitive singular, referring to the hired person.
वेतनम् (vetanam) - wages, payment, salary
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of vetana
vetana - wages, hire, pay, salary
Note: Neuter nominative singular, subject of `deyam`.