मनु-स्मृतिः
manu-smṛtiḥ
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chapter-8, verse-306
रक्षन धर्मेण भूतानि राजा वध्यांश्च घातयन ।
यजतेऽहरहर्यज्ञैः सहस्रशतदक्षिणैः ॥३०६॥
यजतेऽहरहर्यज्ञैः सहस्रशतदक्षिणैः ॥३०६॥
306. rakṣan dharmeṇa bhūtāni rājā vadhyāṁśca ghātayan ,
yajate'haraharyajñaiḥ sahasraśatadakṣiṇaiḥ.
yajate'haraharyajñaiḥ sahasraśatadakṣiṇaiḥ.
306.
rakṣan dharmeṇa bhūtāni rājā vadhyān ca ghātayan
yajate aharahaḥ yajñaiḥ sahasraśatadakṣiṇaiḥ
yajate aharahaḥ yajñaiḥ sahasraśatadakṣiṇaiḥ
306.
rājā dharmeṇa bhūtāni rakṣan ca vadhyān ghātayan
aharahaḥ sahasraśatadakṣiṇaiḥ yajñaiḥ yajate
aharahaḥ sahasraśatadakṣiṇaiḥ yajñaiḥ yajate
306.
A king, by protecting his subjects in accordance with natural law (dharma) and by executing those who are worthy of punishment, performs (yajñas) daily with Vedic rituals, offering hundreds of thousands in gifts.
Words meanings summery:
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- रक्षन् (rakṣan) - protecting, guarding
- धर्मेण (dharmeṇa) - by means of his constitutional duty or natural law (dharma) (by dharma, by duty, by righteousness, by natural law)
- भूतानि (bhūtāni) - the subjects (of the king) (beings, creatures, living beings, subjects)
- राजा (rājā) - a king, ruler
- वध्यान् (vadhyān) - those to be killed, deserving death, offenders
- च (ca) - and, also
- घातयन् (ghātayan) - causing to kill, executing
- यजते (yajate) - performs (Vedic rituals), worships, sacrifices
- अहरहः (aharahaḥ) - day after day, daily, every day
- यज्ञैः (yajñaiḥ) - with Vedic rituals, by means of yajñas
- सहस्रशतदक्षिणैः (sahasraśatadakṣiṇaiḥ) - with hundreds of thousands in gifts/fees, accompanied by a hundred thousand sacrificial fees
Words meanings and morphology
रक्षन् (rakṣan) - protecting, guarding
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of rakṣant
rakṣant - protecting, guarding
Present Active Participle
Derived from the root √rakṣ (to protect) with the present active participle suffix -at.
Root: rakṣ (class 1)
धर्मेण (dharmeṇa) - by means of his constitutional duty or natural law (dharma) (by dharma, by duty, by righteousness, by natural law)
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, singular of dharma
dharma - law, duty, righteousness, virtue, custom, religion, natural law, innate constitution
भूतानि (bhūtāni) - the subjects (of the king) (beings, creatures, living beings, subjects)
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, plural of bhūta
bhūta - being, creature, past, element, actual
Past Passive Participle
Derived from the root √bhū (to be, exist) with the past passive participle suffix -ta, used as a noun.
Root: bhū (class 1)
राजा (rājā) - a king, ruler
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of rājan
rājan - king, ruler, sovereign
वध्यान् (vadhyān) - those to be killed, deserving death, offenders
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, plural of vadhya
vadhya - to be killed, deserving death, fit for slaughter
Gerundive
Derived from the root √han (to strike, kill) by means of a secondary root √vadh, with the gerundive suffix -ya, used as a noun.
Root: han (class 2)
च (ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
घातयन् (ghātayan) - causing to kill, executing
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of ghātayant
ghātayant - causing to kill, executing
Present Active Participle (Causative)
Derived from the causative stem of the root √han (to strike, kill) with the present active participle suffix -ant.
Root: han (class 2)
यजते (yajate) - performs (Vedic rituals), worships, sacrifices
(verb)
3rd person , singular, middle, present indicative (laṭ) of √yaj
Root: yaj (class 1)
अहरहः (aharahaḥ) - day after day, daily, every day
(indeclinable)
Reduplication of 'ahas' (day), forming an indeclinable compound.
यज्ञैः (yajñaiḥ) - with Vedic rituals, by means of yajñas
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of yajña
yajña - Vedic ritual, sacrifice, worship, offering
सहस्रशतदक्षिणैः (sahasraśatadakṣiṇaiḥ) - with hundreds of thousands in gifts/fees, accompanied by a hundred thousand sacrificial fees
(adjective)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of sahasraśatadakṣiṇa
sahasraśatadakṣiṇa - having a hundred thousand dakṣiṇā (sacrificial fees/gifts)
Compound type : bahuvrihi (sahasra+śata+dakṣiṇā)
- sahasra – thousand
numeral (neuter) - śata – hundred
numeral (neuter) - dakṣiṇā – sacrificial fee, gift, donation, right (direction)
noun (feminine)
Note: Agrees with 'yajñaiḥ'.