मनु-स्मृतिः
manu-smṛtiḥ
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chapter-8, verse-242
अनिर्दशाहां गां सूतां वृषान देवपशूंस्तथा ।
सपालान वा विपालान वा न दण्ड्यान मनुरब्रवीत ॥२४२॥
सपालान वा विपालान वा न दण्ड्यान मनुरब्रवीत ॥२४२॥
242. anirdaśāhāṁ gāṁ sūtāṁ vṛṣān devapaśūṁstathā ,
sapālān vā vipālān vā na daṇḍyān manurabravīt.
sapālān vā vipālān vā na daṇḍyān manurabravīt.
242.
anirdaśāhām gām sūtām vṛṣān devapaśūn tathā
sapālān vā vipālān vā na daṇḍyān manuḥ abravīt
sapālān vā vipālān vā na daṇḍyān manuḥ abravīt
242.
manuḥ abravīt anirdaśāhām sūtām gām vṛṣān tathā
devapaśūn sapālān vā vipālān vā na daṇḍyān
devapaśūn sapālān vā vipālān vā na daṇḍyān
242.
Manu declared that a cow that has calved within ten days, bulls, and animals consecrated to the gods—whether they are attended by herdsmen or not—are not to be punished.
Words meanings summery:
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- अनिर्दशाहाम् (anirdaśāhām) - a cow that has not completed ten days since calving, less than ten days old (after calving)
- गाम् (gām) - cow
- सूताम् (sūtām) - that has calved, delivered offspring
- वृषान् (vṛṣān) - bulls
- देवपशून् (devapaśūn) - animals consecrated to the gods, sacred animals
- तथा (tathā) - and, likewise, so
- सपालान् (sapālān) - with herdsmen, attended by guardians
- वा (vā) - or
- विपालान् (vipālān) - without herdsmen, unattended
- वा (vā) - or
- न (na) - not
- दण्ड्यान् (daṇḍyān) - liable to punishment, punishable
- मनुः (manuḥ) - Manu, the mythical progenitor of humanity and author of legal texts (Manu)
- अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - declared, said, spoke
Words meanings and morphology
अनिर्दशाहाम् (anirdaśāhām) - a cow that has not completed ten days since calving, less than ten days old (after calving)
(adjective)
Accusative, feminine, singular of anirdaśāha
anirdaśāha - less than ten days old (referring to a cow after calving)
Compound type : nañ-bahuvrīhi (an+daśa+ahan)
- an – not, un-
prefix
negative prefix - daśa – ten
numeral - ahan – day
noun (neuter)
गाम् (gām) - cow
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of go
go - cow, ox, earth, ray of light
सूताम् (sūtām) - that has calved, delivered offspring
(adjective)
Accusative, feminine, singular of sūta
sūta - born, produced, calved, delivered
Past Passive Participle
Root: sū (class 2)
वृषान् (vṛṣān) - bulls
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of vṛṣan
vṛṣan - bull, male, powerful, showerer (of benefits)
देवपशून् (devapaśūn) - animals consecrated to the gods, sacred animals
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of devapaśu
devapaśu - animal sacred to the gods, sacrificial animal
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (deva+paśu)
- deva – god, divine, celestial
noun (masculine) - paśu – animal, cattle, sacrificial animal
noun (masculine)
तथा (tathā) - and, likewise, so
(indeclinable)
सपालान् (sapālān) - with herdsmen, attended by guardians
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, plural of sapāla
sapāla - having a protector/herdsman, guarded
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sa+pāla)
- sa – with, together with
prefix - pāla – guardian, protector, herdsman
noun (masculine)
Root: pā (class 1)
वा (vā) - or
(indeclinable)
विपालान् (vipālān) - without herdsmen, unattended
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, plural of vipāla
vipāla - without a protector/herdsman, unguarded
Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (vi+pāla)
- vi – without, apart, separate, special
prefix - pāla – guardian, protector, herdsman
noun (masculine)
Root: pā (class 1)
वा (vā) - or
(indeclinable)
न (na) - not
(indeclinable)
दण्ड्यान् (daṇḍyān) - liable to punishment, punishable
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, plural of daṇḍya
daṇḍya - punishable, to be punished, deserving punishment
Gerundive
Root: daṇḍ (class 10)
मनुः (manuḥ) - Manu, the mythical progenitor of humanity and author of legal texts (Manu)
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of manu
manu - Manu (a progenitor), man, human being
अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - declared, said, spoke
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of brū
Root: brū (class 2)