मनु-स्मृतिः
manu-smṛtiḥ
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chapter-8, verse-237
धनुःशतं परीहारो ग्रामस्य स्यात समन्ततः ।
शम्यापातास्त्रयो वाऽपि त्रिगुणो नगरस्य तु ॥२३७॥
शम्यापातास्त्रयो वाऽपि त्रिगुणो नगरस्य तु ॥२३७॥
237. dhanuḥśataṁ parīhāro grāmasya syāt samantataḥ ,
śamyāpātāstrayo vā'pi triguṇo nagarasya tu.
śamyāpātāstrayo vā'pi triguṇo nagarasya tu.
237.
dhanuḥśatam parihāraḥ grāmasya syāt samantataḥ
śamyāpātāḥ trayaḥ vā api triguṇaḥ nagarasya tu
śamyāpātāḥ trayaḥ vā api triguṇaḥ nagarasya tu
237.
grāmasya samantataḥ dhanuḥśatam parihāraḥ syāt.
nagarasya tu trayaḥ śamyāpātāḥ vā api triguṇaḥ (syāt)
nagarasya tu trayaḥ śamyāpātāḥ vā api triguṇaḥ (syāt)
237.
The inviolable perimeter (parihāra) of a village should extend one hundred bow-lengths all around. For a city, it should be three cudgel-throws, or even three times that (distance).
Words meanings summery:
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- धनुःशतम् (dhanuḥśatam) - a hundred bow-lengths
- परिहारः (parihāraḥ) - inviolable perimeter or protected zone (perimeter, protected zone, circumvention)
- ग्रामस्य (grāmasya) - of the village
- स्यात् (syāt) - should be, may be
- समन्ततः (samantataḥ) - all around, on all sides
- शम्यापाताः (śamyāpātāḥ) - cudgel-throws, distances of cudgel-throws
- त्रयः (trayaḥ) - three
- वा (vā) - or
- अपि (api) - even, also, too
- त्रिगुणः (triguṇaḥ) - three times that (distance) (threefold, three times, triple)
- नगरस्य (nagarasya) - of the city
- तु (tu) - but, however, indeed
Words meanings and morphology
धनुःशतम् (dhanuḥśatam) - a hundred bow-lengths
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of dhanuḥśata
dhanuḥśata - a hundred bow-lengths (a measure of distance)
Compound type : tatpurusha (dhanus+śata)
- dhanus – bow
noun (neuter) - śata – hundred
noun (neuter)
परिहारः (parihāraḥ) - inviolable perimeter or protected zone (perimeter, protected zone, circumvention)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of parihāra
parihāra - avoidance, abandonment, circumvention, a protected area, perimeter, excuse
Derived from √hṛ with prefix pari
Prefix: pari
Root: hṛ (class 1)
ग्रामस्य (grāmasya) - of the village
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of grāma
grāma - village, rural district, multitude
स्यात् (syāt) - should be, may be
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi liṅ) of as
optative
3rd person singular optative active of √as
Root: as (class 2)
समन्ततः (samantataḥ) - all around, on all sides
(indeclinable)
Indeclinable formed from 'samanta' (all-round) with suffix -tas
शम्यापाताः (śamyāpātāḥ) - cudgel-throws, distances of cudgel-throws
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of śamyāpāta
śamyāpāta - a cudgel-throw (a measure of distance)
Compound type : tatpurusha (śamyā+pāta)
- śamyā – cudgel, peg, stick
noun (feminine) - pāta – fall, throw, flying, descent
noun (masculine)
Derived from √pat (to fall, fly)
Root: pat (class 1)
त्रयः (trayaḥ) - three
(numeral)
वा (vā) - or
(indeclinable)
अपि (api) - even, also, too
(indeclinable)
त्रिगुणः (triguṇaḥ) - three times that (distance) (threefold, three times, triple)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of triguṇa
triguṇa - threefold, three times, triple
Compound type : bahuvrihi (tri+guṇa)
- tri – three
numeral (masculine) - guṇa – quality, property, strand, multiple
noun (masculine)
नगरस्य (nagarasya) - of the city
(noun)
Genitive, neuter, singular of nagara
nagara - city, town
तु (tu) - but, however, indeed
(indeclinable)