मनु-स्मृतिः
manu-smṛtiḥ
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chapter-8, verse-279
येन केन चिदङ्गेन हिंस्याच्चेत्श्रेष्ठमन्त्यजः ।
छेत्तव्यं तद तदेवास्य तन मनोरनुशासनम ॥२७९॥
छेत्तव्यं तद तदेवास्य तन मनोरनुशासनम ॥२७९॥
279. yena kena cidaṅgena hiṁsyāccetśreṣṭhamantyajaḥ ,
chettavyaṁ tad tadevāsya tan manoranuśāsanam.
chettavyaṁ tad tadevāsya tan manoranuśāsanam.
279.
yena kena cit aṅgena hiṃsyāt cet śreṣṭham antyajaḥ
chettavyam tat tat eva asya tat manoḥ anuśāsanam
chettavyam tat tat eva asya tat manoḥ anuśāsanam
279.
cet antyajaḥ yena kena cit aṅgena śreṣṭham hiṃsyāt
tat tat eva asya chettavyam tat manoḥ anuśāsanam
tat tat eva asya chettavyam tat manoḥ anuśāsanam
279.
If an outcaste (antyaja) injures a superior person with any limb, then that very limb of his should be cut off; that is the instruction of Manu.
Words meanings summery:
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- येन (yena) - by which, with which
- केन (kena) - by what, with what
- चित् (cit) - any, some, whichever
- अङ्गेन (aṅgena) - by a limb, with a part of the body
- हिंस्यात् (hiṁsyāt) - should injure, should harm
- चेत् (cet) - if
- श्रेष्ठम् (śreṣṭham) - a superior (person), the best
- अन्त्यजः (antyajaḥ) - an outcaste, one born in the lowest class
- छेत्तव्यम् (chettavyam) - to be cut off, should be cut
- तत् (tat) - that
- तत् (tat) - that (emphatic)
- एव (eva) - only, exactly, indeed
- अस्य (asya) - of him, his
- तत् (tat) - that
- मनोः (manoḥ) - of Manu
- अनुशासनम् (anuśāsanam) - instruction, command, ordinance
Words meanings and morphology
येन (yena) - by which, with which
(pronoun)
Instrumental, masculine, singular of ya
ya - which, who, what
केन (kena) - by what, with what
(pronoun)
Instrumental, masculine, singular of ka
ka - who, what, which
चित् (cit) - any, some, whichever
(indeclinable)
अङ्गेन (aṅgena) - by a limb, with a part of the body
(noun)
Instrumental, neuter, singular of aṅga
aṅga - limb, body part, member
हिंस्यात् (hiṁsyāt) - should injure, should harm
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi-liṅ) of hiṃs
Root: hiṃs (class 7)
चेत् (cet) - if
(indeclinable)
श्रेष्ठम् (śreṣṭham) - a superior (person), the best
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, singular of śreṣṭha
śreṣṭha - best, most excellent, superior
Superlative of praśasya (excellent)
अन्त्यजः (antyajaḥ) - an outcaste, one born in the lowest class
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of antyaja
antyaja - one born at the end or in the lowest class, an outcaste
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (anta+ja)
- anta – end, limit, boundary
noun (masculine) - ja – born, produced from
adjective (masculine)
suffix -ja
From root jan (to be born)
Root: jan (class 4)
छेत्तव्यम् (chettavyam) - to be cut off, should be cut
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of chettavya
chettavya - to be cut off, divisible, separable
Gerundive (karmaṇi kṛtya pratyaya)
From root chid (to cut) with suffix -tavya
Root: chid (class 7)
तत् (tat) - that
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
तत् (tat) - that (emphatic)
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
Note: Used for emphasis with eva
एव (eva) - only, exactly, indeed
(indeclinable)
अस्य (asya) - of him, his
(pronoun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of idam
idam - this, he, she, it
तत् (tat) - that
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
मनोः (manoḥ) - of Manu
(proper noun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of manu
manu - Manu (a progenitor of mankind, lawgiver)
अनुशासनम् (anuśāsanam) - instruction, command, ordinance
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of anuśāsana
anuśāsana - instruction, command, ordinance, discipline
From root śās with prefix anu
Prefix: anu
Root: śās (class 2)