मनु-स्मृतिः
manu-smṛtiḥ
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chapter-8, verse-216
आर्तस्तु कुर्यात स्वस्थः सन यथाभाषितमादितः ।
स दीर्घस्यापि कालस्य तत्लभेतेव वेतनम ॥२१६॥
स दीर्घस्यापि कालस्य तत्लभेतेव वेतनम ॥२१६॥
216. ārtastu kuryāt svasthaḥ san yathābhāṣitamāditaḥ ,
sa dīrghasyāpi kālasya tatlabheteva vetanam.
sa dīrghasyāpi kālasya tatlabheteva vetanam.
216.
ārtaḥ tu kuryāt svasthaḥ san yathābhāṣitam āditaḥ
saḥ dīrghasya api kālasya tat labheta iva vetanam
saḥ dīrghasya api kālasya tat labheta iva vetanam
216.
ārtaḥ tu svasthaḥ san yathābhāṣitam āditaḥ kuryāt
saḥ dīrghasya api kālasya tat vetanam iva labheta
saḥ dīrghasya api kālasya tat vetanam iva labheta
216.
If, however, a person who was ill performs the work, while healthy, as agreed upon from the beginning, he shall indeed receive those wages, even for a long duration.
Words meanings summery:
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- आर्तः (ārtaḥ) - ill (distressed, afflicted, ill)
- तु (tu) - however (but, however, on the other hand)
- कुर्यात् (kuryāt) - performs (should perform) (should do, would do, may do)
- स्वस्थः (svasthaḥ) - healthy (healthy, well, self-reliant)
- सन् (san) - being (in a state of health) (being, existing)
- यथाभाषितम् (yathābhāṣitam) - as agreed upon (as spoken, as agreed upon, as declared)
- आदितः (āditaḥ) - from the beginning (from the beginning, at first, primarily)
- सः (saḥ) - he (he, that)
- दीर्घस्य (dīrghasya) - of a long (period) (of long, for a long (time))
- अपि (api) - even (even, also, too)
- कालस्य (kālasya) - of time, for a duration (of time, for a period)
- तत् (tat) - those (wages) (that, it)
- लभेत (labheta) - he shall receive (he would obtain, acquire, get)
- इव (iva) - indeed, certainly (like, as if, as it were)
- वेतनम् (vetanam) - wages, payment, salary
Words meanings and morphology
आर्तः (ārtaḥ) - ill (distressed, afflicted, ill)
(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 subject.
तु (tu) - however (but, however, on the other hand)
(indeclinable)
कुर्यात् (kuryāt) - performs (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)
स्वस्थः (svasthaḥ) - healthy (healthy, well, self-reliant)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of svastha
svastha - being in one's natural state, healthy, well, self-abiding
Compound of `sva` (self, own) + `stha` (standing, being in).
Compound type : tatpurusha (sva+stha)
- sva – self, own, proper
pronoun (masculine) - stha – standing, being in, situated in
adjective (masculine)
Agent Noun/Root noun
Derived from root `sthā` (to stand).
Root: sthā (class 1)
Note: Masculine nominative singular, agreeing with the implicit subject.
सन् (san) - being (in a state of health) (being, existing)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of sat
sat - being, existing, good, real, true
Present Active Participle
Derived from root `as` (to be) with suffix `śatṛ`.
Root: as (class 2)
Note: Masculine nominative singular, refers to the subject, denoting simultaneous action.
यथाभाषितम् (yathābhāṣitam) - as agreed upon (as spoken, as agreed upon, as declared)
(indeclinable)
Compound of `yathā` (as) + `bhāṣita` (spoken, PPP of `bhāṣ`).
Compound type : avyayībhāva (yathā+bhāṣita)
- yathā – as, according to, just as
indeclinable - bhāṣita – spoken, said, declared
adjective (neuter)
Past Passive Participle
Derived from root `bhāṣ` (to speak) with suffix `kta`.
Root: bhāṣ (class 1)
आदितः (āditaḥ) - from the beginning (from the beginning, at first, primarily)
(indeclinable)
Derived from `ādi` (beginning) with suffix `tas`.
सः (saḥ) - he (he, that)
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
Note: Correlative pronoun for the implicit subject.
दीर्घस्य (dīrghasya) - of a long (period) (of long, for a long (time))
(adjective)
Genitive, masculine, singular of dīrgha
dīrgha - long, extended, protracted
Note: Genitive singular, agreeing with `kālasya`.
अपि (api) - even (even, also, too)
(indeclinable)
Note: Emphatic particle.
कालस्य (kālasya) - of time, for a duration (of time, for a period)
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of kāla
kāla - time, period, duration
Note: Genitive singular, indicating duration or extent.
तत् (tat) - those (wages) (that, it)
(pronoun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
Note: Neuter accusative singular, referring to `vetanam`.
लभेत (labheta) - he shall receive (he would obtain, acquire, get)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, middle, optative (vidhiliṅ) of labh
Optative Middle
Optative mood, 3rd person singular, middle voice (ātmanepada).
Root: labh (class 1)
इव (iva) - indeed, certainly (like, as if, as it were)
(indeclinable)
Note: Used for emphasis here.
वेतनम् (vetanam) - wages, payment, salary
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of vetana
vetana - wages, hire, pay, salary
Note: Neuter accusative singular, object of `labheta`.