मनु-स्मृतिः
manu-smṛtiḥ
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chapter-8, verse-370
या तु कन्यां प्रकुर्यात स्त्री सा सद्यो मौण्ड्यमर्हति ।
अङ्गुल्योरेव वा छेदं खरेणोद्वहनं तथा ॥३७०॥
अङ्गुल्योरेव वा छेदं खरेणोद्वहनं तथा ॥३७०॥
370. yā tu kanyāṁ prakuryāt strī sā sadyo mauṇḍyamarhati ,
aṅgulyoreva vā chedaṁ khareṇodvahanaṁ tathā.
aṅgulyoreva vā chedaṁ khareṇodvahanaṁ tathā.
370.
yā tu kanyām prakuryāt strī sā sadyaḥ mauṇḍyam arhati
aṅgulyoḥ eva vā chedam khareṇa udvahanam tathā
aṅgulyoḥ eva vā chedam khareṇa udvahanam tathā
370.
yā strī tu kanyām prakuryāt sā sadyaḥ mauṇḍyam arhati
vā aṅgulyoḥ chedam eva tathā khareṇa udvahanam
vā aṅgulyoḥ chedam eva tathā khareṇa udvahanam
370.
Indeed, a woman who defiles a maiden immediately deserves tonsure. Alternatively, she should suffer the amputation of her two fingers or be carried away on a donkey.
Words meanings summery:
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- या (yā) - the woman who (who, which, whoever)
- तु (tu) - indeed (emphatic) (but, indeed, on the other hand)
- कन्याम् (kanyām) - a maiden (maiden, girl, daughter)
- प्रकुर्यात् (prakuryāt) - should defile (should do, should make, should perform)
- स्त्री (strī) - woman (woman, female)
- सा (sā) - she (she, that (feminine))
- सद्यः (sadyaḥ) - immediately (immediately, at once)
- मौण्ड्यम् (mauṇḍyam) - tonsure (tonsure, shaving the head)
- अर्हति (arhati) - deserves (deserves, merits, is worthy of)
- अङ्गुल्योः (aṅgulyoḥ) - of the two fingers (of the fingers, on the fingers)
- एव (eva) - indeed, just (indeed, only, just)
- वा (vā) - or (or, either)
- छेदम् (chedam) - amputation (cutting, severance, amputation)
- खरेण (khareṇa) - by a donkey (by a donkey, by an ass)
- उद्वहनम् (udvahanam) - being carried away (carrying, being carried, riding)
- तथा (tathā) - similarly (thus, so, in that manner, similarly)
Words meanings and morphology
या (yā) - the woman who (who, which, whoever)
(pronoun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of yad
yad - who, which, what
तु (tu) - indeed (emphatic) (but, indeed, on the other hand)
(indeclinable)
कन्याम् (kanyām) - a maiden (maiden, girl, daughter)
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of kanyā
kanyā - maiden, girl, daughter
प्रकुर्यात् (prakuryāt) - should defile (should do, should make, should perform)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of kṛ
Optative
3rd person singular
Prefix: pra
Root: kṛ (class 8)
स्त्री (strī) - woman (woman, female)
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of strī
strī - woman, female
सा (sā) - she (she, that (feminine))
(pronoun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of tad
tad - that, she, it
सद्यः (sadyaḥ) - immediately (immediately, at once)
(indeclinable)
Note: An adverb.
मौण्ड्यम् (mauṇḍyam) - tonsure (tonsure, shaving the head)
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of mauṇḍya
mauṇḍya - tonsure, shaving the head
Root: muṇḍ
Note: Object of 'deserves'.
अर्हति (arhati) - deserves (deserves, merits, is worthy of)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of arh
Present tense
3rd person singular
Root: arh (class 1)
अङ्गुल्योः (aṅgulyoḥ) - of the two fingers (of the fingers, on the fingers)
(noun)
Genitive, feminine, dual of aṅguli
aṅguli - finger, toe
Note: Indicates possession or relation to 'cutting'.
एव (eva) - indeed, just (indeed, only, just)
(indeclinable)
वा (vā) - or (or, either)
(indeclinable)
छेदम् (chedam) - amputation (cutting, severance, amputation)
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of cheda
cheda - cutting, severance, amputation
Root: chid
Note: Object of implied action 'deserves'.
खरेण (khareṇa) - by a donkey (by a donkey, by an ass)
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, singular of khara
khara - donkey, ass
उद्वहनम् (udvahanam) - being carried away (carrying, being carried, riding)
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of udvahana
udvahana - carrying, conveying, riding
Prefix: ud
Root: vah
Note: Object of implied action 'deserves'.
तथा (tathā) - similarly (thus, so, in that manner, similarly)
(indeclinable)