मनु-स्मृतिः
manu-smṛtiḥ
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chapter-8, verse-255
ते पृष्तास्तु यथा ब्रूयुः समस्ताः सीम्नि निश्चयम ।
निबध्नीयात तथा सीमां सर्वांस्तांश्चैव नामतः ॥२५५॥
निबध्नीयात तथा सीमां सर्वांस्तांश्चैव नामतः ॥२५५॥
255. te pṛṣtāstu yathā brūyuḥ samastāḥ sīmni niścayam ,
nibadhnīyāt tathā sīmāṁ sarvāṁstāṁścaiva nāmataḥ.
nibadhnīyāt tathā sīmāṁ sarvāṁstāṁścaiva nāmataḥ.
255.
te pṛṣṭāḥ tu yathā brūyuḥ samastāḥ sīmni niścayam
nibadhnīyāt tathā sīmām sarvān tān ca eva nāmataḥ
nibadhnīyāt tathā sīmām sarvān tān ca eva nāmataḥ
255.
te pṛṣṭāḥ tu samastāḥ sīmni yathā niścayam brūyuḥ
tathā sīmām nibadhnīyāt tān sarvān ca eva nāmataḥ
tathā sīmām nibadhnīyāt tān sarvān ca eva nāmataḥ
255.
And just as they, when questioned, declare with certainty about the boundary collectively, so should one establish the boundary and record all of them by name.
Words meanings summery:
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- ते (te) - they, those
- पृष्टाः (pṛṣṭāḥ) - having been asked, questioned
- तु (tu) - but, however, indeed
- यथा (yathā) - as, just as, according to
- ब्रूयुः (brūyuḥ) - they may say, they should declare
- समस्ताः (samastāḥ) - all together, united, collectively
- सीम्नि (sīmni) - on the boundary, at the border
- निश्चयम् (niścayam) - a definite declaration or finding (certainty, definite ascertainment, decision)
- निबध्नीयात् (nibadhnīyāt) - he should establish, he should fix
- तथा (tathā) - so, thus, in that way
- सीमाम् (sīmām) - the boundary
- सर्वान् (sarvān) - all
- तान् (tān) - them, those
- च (ca) - and
- एव (eva) - indeed, even
- नामतः (nāmataḥ) - by name, by means of names
Words meanings and morphology
ते (te) - they, those
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of tad
tad - that, those
Note: Refers to the witnesses.
पृष्टाः (pṛṣṭāḥ) - having been asked, questioned
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of pṛṣṭa
pṛṣṭa - asked, questioned
Past Passive Participle
From root √praś (to ask).
Root: praś (class 6)
Note: Agrees with 'te'.
तु (tu) - but, however, indeed
(indeclinable)
यथा (yathā) - as, just as, according to
(indeclinable)
ब्रूयुः (brūyuḥ) - they may say, they should declare
(verb)
3rd person , plural, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of √brū
Root: brū (class 2)
समस्ताः (samastāḥ) - all together, united, collectively
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of samasta
samasta - all, whole, collective, united
Past Passive Participle (from sam-√as, to throw together)
Prefix: sam
Root: as (class 4)
Note: Agrees with 'te'.
सीम्नि (sīmni) - on the boundary, at the border
(noun)
Locative, neuter, singular of sīman
sīman - boundary, limit, border
निश्चयम् (niścayam) - a definite declaration or finding (certainty, definite ascertainment, decision)
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of niścaya
niścaya - certainty, decision, ascertainment, conviction
Derived from ni-√ci (to determine, ascertain).
Prefix: ni
Root: ci (class 5)
Note: Object of 'brūyuḥ'.
निबध्नीयात् (nibadhnīyāt) - he should establish, he should fix
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of ni-√bandh
Prefix: ni
Root: bandh (class 9)
Note: Implied subject is the judge or authority.
तथा (tathā) - so, thus, in that way
(indeclinable)
सीमाम् (sīmām) - the boundary
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of sīmā
sīmā - boundary, limit, border, landmark
Note: Object of 'nibadhnīyāt'.
सर्वान् (sarvān) - all
(pronoun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of sarva
sarva - all, every, whole
Note: Agrees with 'tān', referring to witnesses.
तान् (tān) - them, those
(pronoun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of tad
tad - that, those
Note: Refers to the witnesses.
च (ca) - and
(indeclinable)
एव (eva) - indeed, even
(indeclinable)
नामतः (nāmataḥ) - by name, by means of names
(indeclinable)
Formed from nāman (name) with the suffix -tas.