मनु-स्मृतिः
manu-smṛtiḥ
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chapter-8, verse-285
वनस्पतीनां सर्वेषामुपभोगो यथा यथा ।
यथा तथा दमः कार्यो हिंसायामिति धारणा ॥२८५॥
यथा तथा दमः कार्यो हिंसायामिति धारणा ॥२८५॥
285. vanaspatīnāṁ sarveṣāmupabhogo yathā yathā ,
yathā tathā damaḥ kāryo hiṁsāyāmiti dhāraṇā.
yathā tathā damaḥ kāryo hiṁsāyāmiti dhāraṇā.
285.
vanaspatīnām sarveṣām upabhogaḥ yathā yathā
yathā tathā damaḥ kāryaḥ hiṃsāyām iti dhāraṇā
yathā tathā damaḥ kāryaḥ hiṃsāyām iti dhāraṇā
285.
yathā yathā sarveṣām vanaspatīnām upabhogaḥ
tathā tathā hiṃsāyām damaḥ kāryaḥ iti dhāraṇā
tathā tathā hiṃsāyām damaḥ kāryaḥ iti dhāraṇā
285.
For all trees and plants, according to the extent of their usefulness, so too should the penalty be imposed for their injury. This is the established principle.
Words meanings summery:
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- वनस्पतीनाम् (vanaspatīnām) - of all kinds of trees and plants (of trees, of plants)
- सर्वेषाम् (sarveṣām) - of all kinds (of trees and plants) (of all)
- उपभोगः (upabhogaḥ) - utility, benefit (derived from them) (enjoyment, use, consumption)
- यथा (yathā) - according to how, to the extent that (as, just as, in what manner)
- यथा (yathā) - according to how, to the extent that (as, just as, in what manner)
- यथा (yathā) - according to how, to the extent that (as, just as, in what manner)
- तथा (tathā) - accordingly, in the same proportion (so, thus, in that manner)
- दमः (damaḥ) - penalty, fine (punishment, fine, control)
- कार्यः (kāryaḥ) - should be imposed (to be done, to be made, to be imposed)
- हिंसायाम् (hiṁsāyām) - for injury (to plants) (in injury, in harm, in violence)
- इति (iti) - marks conclusion or quotation (thus, in this manner)
- धारणा (dhāraṇā) - established principle or rule (principle, rule, maxim, conception)
Words meanings and morphology
वनस्पतीनाम् (vanaspatīnām) - of all kinds of trees and plants (of trees, of plants)
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, plural of vanaspati
vanaspati - tree, plant, lord of the forest
Compound: vana (forest) + pati (lord).
Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (vana+pati)
- vana – forest, wood, grove
noun (neuter) - pati – lord, master, owner, protector
noun (masculine)
Note: Refers to the class of plants/trees.
सर्वेषाम् (sarveṣām) - of all kinds (of trees and plants) (of all)
(pronoun)
Genitive, masculine, plural of sarva
sarva - all, every, whole
उपभोगः (upabhogaḥ) - utility, benefit (derived from them) (enjoyment, use, consumption)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of upabhoga
upabhoga - enjoyment, use, possession, consumption, experience
From root bhuj (to enjoy, use) with upasarga upa.
Prefix: upa
Root: bhuj (class 7)
यथा (yathā) - according to how, to the extent that (as, just as, in what manner)
(indeclinable)
Correlative adverb.
Note: Used with tathā to express 'as... so...'.
यथा (yathā) - according to how, to the extent that (as, just as, in what manner)
(indeclinable)
Correlative adverb.
Note: Used with tathā to express 'as... so...'.
यथा (yathā) - according to how, to the extent that (as, just as, in what manner)
(indeclinable)
Correlative adverb.
Note: Used with tathā to express 'as... so...'.
तथा (tathā) - accordingly, in the same proportion (so, thus, in that manner)
(indeclinable)
Correlative adverb.
Note: Used with yathā to express 'as... so...'.
दमः (damaḥ) - penalty, fine (punishment, fine, control)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of dama
dama - punishment, fine, penalty, self-control, restraint
From root dam (to tame, punish, control).
Root: dam (class 1)
Note: Subject of the implied verb (asti).
कार्यः (kāryaḥ) - should be imposed (to be done, to be made, to be imposed)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of kārya
kārya - to be done, to be made, duty, work
Gerundive
From root kṛ (to do, make) + ṇyat suffix.
Root: kṛ (class 8)
Note: Predicative adjective.
हिंसायाम् (hiṁsāyām) - for injury (to plants) (in injury, in harm, in violence)
(noun)
Locative, feminine, singular of hiṃsā
hiṁsā - injury, harm, violence, destruction
From root hiṃs (to injure).
Root: hiṃs (class 7)
इति (iti) - marks conclusion or quotation (thus, in this manner)
(indeclinable)
Particle marking a quotation, conclusion, or example.
धारणा (dhāraṇā) - established principle or rule (principle, rule, maxim, conception)
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of dhāraṇā
dhāraṇā - upholding, holding, fixed rule, conviction, conception, meditation
From root dhṛ (to hold, support) + ana suffix, feminine.
Root: dhṛ (class 1)