मनु-स्मृतिः
manu-smṛtiḥ
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chapter-8, verse-224
यस्तु दोषवतीं कन्यामनाख्याय प्रयच्छति ।
तस्य कुर्यान्नृपो दण्डं स्वयं षण्णवतिं पणान ॥२२४॥
तस्य कुर्यान्नृपो दण्डं स्वयं षण्णवतिं पणान ॥२२४॥
224. yastu doṣavatīṁ kanyāmanākhyāya prayacchati ,
tasya kuryānnṛpo daṇḍaṁ svayaṁ ṣaṇṇavatiṁ paṇān.
tasya kuryānnṛpo daṇḍaṁ svayaṁ ṣaṇṇavatiṁ paṇān.
224.
yaḥ tu doṣavatīm kanyām anākhyāya prayacchati
tasya kuryāt nṛpaḥ daṇḍam svayam ṣaṇṇavatim paṇān
tasya kuryāt nṛpaḥ daṇḍam svayam ṣaṇṇavatim paṇān
224.
tu yaḥ doṣavatīm kanyām anākhyāya prayacchati
nṛpaḥ tasya svayam ṣaṇṇavatim paṇān daṇḍam kuryāt
nṛpaḥ tasya svayam ṣaṇṇavatim paṇān daṇḍam kuryāt
224.
However, if someone gives away a maiden who has a defect without disclosing it, the king should impose upon him a fine of ninety-six paṇas.
Words meanings summery:
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- यः (yaḥ) - who, he who
- तु (tu) - but, however, indeed
- दोषवतीम् (doṣavatīm) - faulty, defective, having a fault
- कन्याम् (kanyām) - a maiden, a girl, a virgin
- अनाख्याय (anākhyāya) - without declaring, without revealing, without informing
- प्रयच्छति (prayacchati) - gives away, offers, bestows
- तस्य (tasya) - for him, to him, his
- कुर्यात् (kuryāt) - should do, should make, should inflict
- नृपः (nṛpaḥ) - the king, a ruler
- दण्डम् (daṇḍam) - punishment, fine, staff
- स्वयम् (svayam) - oneself, personally, by himself
- षण्णवतिम् (ṣaṇṇavatim) - ninety-six
- पणान् (paṇān) - paṇas (a type of coin/currency unit)
Words meanings and morphology
यः (yaḥ) - who, he who
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of yad
yad - which, who, what
तु (tu) - but, however, indeed
(indeclinable)
दोषवतीम् (doṣavatīm) - faulty, defective, having a fault
(adjective)
Accusative, feminine, singular of doṣavat
doṣavat - having a fault, faulty, defective
formed from doṣa with matup suffix
Compound type : matup (doṣa+vat)
- doṣa – fault, defect, vice
noun (masculine)
Root: duṣ (class 4) - vat – possessing, having (suffix)
suffix
matup suffix for possession
कन्याम् (kanyām) - a maiden, a girl, a virgin
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of kanyā
kanyā - a maiden, a girl, a virgin
अनाख्याय (anākhyāya) - without declaring, without revealing, without informing
(indeclinable)
absolutive/gerund
formed with negative prefix 'an-' and root 'khyā' with 'ā-' prefix and suffix -ya
Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (an+ākhyāya)
- an – not, non-
indeclinable
negative prefix - ākhyāya – having declared, having revealed
indeclinable
absolutive/gerund
absolutive of root khyā with prefix ā
Prefix: ā
Root: khyā (class 2)
प्रयच्छति (prayacchati) - gives away, offers, bestows
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of pra-yam
Prefix: pra
Root: yam (class 1)
तस्य (tasya) - for him, to him, his
(pronoun)
Dative, masculine, singular of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
कुर्यात् (kuryāt) - should do, should make, should inflict
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi liṅ) of kṛ
Root: kṛ (class 8)
नृपः (nṛpaḥ) - the king, a ruler
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of nṛpa
nṛpa - king, ruler, protector of men
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nṛ+pa)
- nṛ – man, human being
noun (masculine) - pa – protecting (suffix)
suffix/agent noun
suffix from root 'pā' (to protect)
Root: pā (class 2)
दण्डम् (daṇḍam) - punishment, fine, staff
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of daṇḍa
daṇḍa - stick, staff, punishment, fine
Root: daṇḍ (class 10)
स्वयम् (svayam) - oneself, personally, by himself
(indeclinable)
षण्णवतिम् (ṣaṇṇavatim) - ninety-six
(numeral)
पणान् (paṇān) - paṇas (a type of coin/currency unit)
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of paṇa
paṇa - a coin, a particular weight or value of money