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मनु-स्मृतिः       manu-smṛtiḥ - chapter-8, verse-281

सहासनमभिप्रेप्सुरुत्कृष्टस्यापकृष्टजः ।
कट्यां कृताङ्को निर्वास्यः स्फिचं वाऽस्यावकर्तयेत ॥२८१॥
281. sahāsanamabhiprepsurutkṛṣṭasyāpakṛṣṭajaḥ ,
kaṭyāṁ kṛtāṅko nirvāsyaḥ sphicaṁ vā'syāvakartayet.
281. sahāsanam abhiprepsuḥ utkṛṣṭasya apakṛṣṭajaḥ kaṭyām
kṛtāṅkaḥ nirvāsyaḥ sphicam vā asya avakartayet
281. apakṛṣṭajaḥ utkṛṣṭasya sahāsanam abhiprepsuḥ kaṭyām
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)