मनु-स्मृतिः
manu-smṛtiḥ
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chapter-8, verse-253
यदि संशय एव स्यात्लिङ्गानामपि दर्शने ।
साक्षिप्रत्यय एव स्यात सीमावादविनिर्णयः ॥२५३॥
साक्षिप्रत्यय एव स्यात सीमावादविनिर्णयः ॥२५३॥
253. yadi sṁśaya eva syātliṅgānāmapi darśane ,
sākṣipratyaya eva syāt sīmāvādavinirṇayaḥ.
sākṣipratyaya eva syāt sīmāvādavinirṇayaḥ.
253.
yadi saṃśayaḥ eva syāt liṅgānām api darśane
| sākṣipratyayaḥ eva syāt sīmāvādavinirṇayaḥ
| sākṣipratyayaḥ eva syāt sīmāvādavinirṇayaḥ
253.
yadi liṅgānām api darśane eva saṃśayaḥ syāt,
[tadā] sīmāvādavinirṇayaḥ sākṣipratyayaḥ eva syāt
[tadā] sīmāvādavinirṇayaḥ sākṣipratyayaḥ eva syāt
253.
If there should be doubt even regarding the perception of the markers, then the determination of the boundary dispute must rest solely on the testimony of witnesses.
Words meanings summery:
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- यदि (yadi) - if
- संशयः (saṁśayaḥ) - doubt, uncertainty
- एव (eva) - indeed, only, just
- स्यात् (syāt) - should be, may be
- लिङ्गानाम् (liṅgānām) - of the (boundary) markers (of the signs, of the marks)
- अपि (api) - also, even
- दर्शने (darśane) - in the perception of (in the seeing, in the perception, in the appearance)
- साक्षिप्रत्ययः (sākṣipratyayaḥ) - the decision based on witnesses' testimony (reliance on witnesses, conviction by witnesses)
- एव (eva) - indeed, only, just
- स्यात् (syāt) - should be, may be
- सीमावादविनिर्णयः (sīmāvādavinirṇayaḥ) - determination of a boundary dispute
Words meanings and morphology
यदि (yadi) - if
(indeclinable)
संशयः (saṁśayaḥ) - doubt, uncertainty
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of saṃśaya
saṁśaya - doubt, uncertainty, hesitation
Derived from root `śī` (to lie, to doubt) with prefix `sam`
Prefix: sam
Root: śī (class 2)
एव (eva) - indeed, only, just
(indeclinable)
स्यात् (syāt) - should be, may be
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi-liṅ) of as
Root: as (class 2)
लिङ्गानाम् (liṅgānām) - of the (boundary) markers (of the signs, of the marks)
(noun)
Genitive, neuter, plural of liṅga
liṅga - sign, mark, characteristic, proof
अपि (api) - also, even
(indeclinable)
दर्शने (darśane) - in the perception of (in the seeing, in the perception, in the appearance)
(noun)
Locative, neuter, singular of darśana
darśana - seeing, perceiving, showing, appearance
Derived from root `dṛś` (to see)
Root: dṛś (class 1)
साक्षिप्रत्ययः (sākṣipratyayaḥ) - the decision based on witnesses' testimony (reliance on witnesses, conviction by witnesses)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of sākṣipratyaya
sākṣipratyaya - conviction by witnesses, reliance on witnesses
Compound type : śaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (sākṣin+pratyaya)
- sākṣin – witness, spectator
noun (masculine)
Derived from root `akṣ` (to perceive) with prefix `sa`
Prefix: sa
Root: akṣ (class 5) - pratyaya – conviction, belief, trust, proof, cause
noun (masculine)
Derived from root `i` (to go) with prefix `prati` and suffix `a`
Prefix: prati
Root: i (class 2)
एव (eva) - indeed, only, just
(indeclinable)
स्यात् (syāt) - should be, may be
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi-liṅ) of as
Root: as (class 2)
सीमावादविनिर्णयः (sīmāvādavinirṇayaḥ) - determination of a boundary dispute
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of sīmāvādavinirṇaya
sīmāvādavinirṇaya - determination of a boundary dispute
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sīmā+vāda+vinirṇaya)
- sīmā – boundary, limit, border
noun (feminine) - vāda – dispute, argument, contention, speaking
noun (masculine)
Derived from root `vad` (to speak)
Root: vad (class 1) - vinirṇaya – determination, decision, ascertainment
noun (masculine)
Derived from root `ṇī` (to lead) with prefixes `vi` and `nir`
Prefixes: vi+nir
Root: ṇī (class 1)