मनु-स्मृतिः
manu-smṛtiḥ
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chapter-8, verse-281
सहासनमभिप्रेप्सुरुत्कृष्टस्यापकृष्टजः ।
कट्यां कृताङ्को निर्वास्यः स्फिचं वाऽस्यावकर्तयेत ॥२८१॥
कट्यां कृताङ्को निर्वास्यः स्फिचं वाऽस्यावकर्तयेत ॥२८१॥
281. sahāsanamabhiprepsurutkṛṣṭasyāpakṛṣṭajaḥ ,
kaṭyāṁ kṛtāṅko nirvāsyaḥ sphicaṁ vā'syāvakartayet.
kaṭyāṁ kṛtāṅko nirvāsyaḥ sphicaṁ vā'syāvakartayet.
281.
sahāsanam abhiprepsuḥ utkṛṣṭasya apakṛṣṭajaḥ kaṭyām
kṛtāṅkaḥ nirvāsyaḥ sphicam vā asya avakartayet
kṛtāṅkaḥ nirvāsyaḥ sphicam vā asya avakartayet
281.
apakṛṣṭajaḥ utkṛṣṭasya sahāsanam abhiprepsuḥ kaṭyām
kṛtāṅkaḥ nirvāsyaḥ vā asya sphicam avakartayet
kṛtāṅkaḥ nirvāsyaḥ vā asya sphicam avakartayet
281.
A low-born person desiring to sit on the same seat as a superior, after being marked on the hip, should be banished, or one should cut off his buttocks.
Words meanings summery:
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- सहासनम् (sahāsanam) - a shared seat, sitting together
- अभिप्रेप्सुः (abhiprepsuḥ) - desiring to obtain/attain
- उत्कृष्टस्य (utkṛṣṭasya) - of a superior, of an excellent person
- अपकृष्टजः (apakṛṣṭajaḥ) - one born of a lower class, a low-born person
- कट्याम् (kaṭyām) - on the hip, on the buttocks
- कृताङ्कः (kṛtāṅkaḥ) - marked, branded
- निर्वास्यः (nirvāsyaḥ) - to be banished, to be expelled
- स्फिचम् (sphicam) - buttock, hip
- वा (vā) - or
- अस्य (asya) - of him, his
- अवकर्तयेत् (avakartayet) - should cut off, should sever
Words meanings and morphology
सहासनम् (sahāsanam) - a shared seat, sitting together
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of sahāsana
sahāsana - sitting together, a shared seat
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (saha+āsana)
- saha – with, together with
indeclinable - āsana – seat, sitting, posture
noun (neuter)
From root ās (to sit)
Root: ās (class 2)
अभिप्रेप्सुः (abhiprepsuḥ) - desiring to obtain/attain
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of abhiprepsu
abhiprepsu - desirous of obtaining, wishing to attain
Desiderative participle/adjective
Desiderative of abhiprāp (abhi-pra-āp)
Prefixes: abhi+pra
Root: āp (class 5)
उत्कृष्टस्य (utkṛṣṭasya) - of a superior, of an excellent person
(adjective)
Genitive, masculine, singular of utkṛṣṭa
utkṛṣṭa - superior, excellent, distinguished
Past Passive Participle
From root kṛṣ (to draw, pull) with prefix ut
Prefix: ut
Root: kṛṣ (class 1)
अपकृष्टजः (apakṛṣṭajaḥ) - one born of a lower class, a low-born person
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of apakṛṣṭaja
apakṛṣṭaja - one born of a lower class, low-born
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (apakṛṣṭa+ja)
- apakṛṣṭa – degraded, despised, inferior
adjective (masculine)
Past Passive Participle
From root kṛṣ (to pull) with prefix apa
Prefix: apa
Root: kṛṣ (class 1) - ja – born, produced from
adjective (masculine)
suffix -ja
From root jan (to be born)
Root: jan (class 4)
कट्याम् (kaṭyām) - on the hip, on the buttocks
(noun)
Locative, feminine, singular of kaṭī
kaṭī - hip, loins, buttocks
कृताङ्कः (kṛtāṅkaḥ) - marked, branded
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of kṛtāṅka
kṛtāṅka - marked, branded
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (kṛta+aṅka)
- kṛta – made, done, performed
adjective (masculine)
Past Passive Participle
From root kṛ (to do, make)
Root: kṛ (class 8) - aṅka – mark, sign, brand
noun (masculine)
निर्वास्यः (nirvāsyaḥ) - to be banished, to be expelled
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of nirvāsya
nirvāsya - to be banished, to be expelled
Gerundive (karmaṇi kṛtya pratyaya)
From root vas (to dwell) with prefix nir (causative of nir-vas 'to cause to dwell away')
Prefix: nir
Root: vas (class 1)
स्फिचम् (sphicam) - buttock, hip
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of sphic
sphic - buttock, hip, pelvis
वा (vā) - or
(indeclinable)
अस्य (asya) - of him, his
(pronoun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of idam
idam - this, he, she, it
अवकर्तयेत् (avakartayet) - should cut off, should sever
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi-liṅ) of avakart
Prefix: ava
Root: kṛt (class 6)