मनु-स्मृतिः
manu-smṛtiḥ
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chapter-8, verse-406
दीर्घाध्वनि यथादेशं यथाकालं तरो भवेत ।
नदीतीरेषु तद विद्यात समुद्रे नास्ति लक्षणम ॥४०६॥
नदीतीरेषु तद विद्यात समुद्रे नास्ति लक्षणम ॥४०६॥
406. dīrghādhvani yathādeśaṁ yathākālaṁ taro bhavet ,
nadītīreṣu tad vidyāt samudre nāsti lakṣaṇam.
nadītīreṣu tad vidyāt samudre nāsti lakṣaṇam.
406.
dīrghādhvani yathādeśam yathākālam taraḥ bhavet
nadītīreṣu tat vidyāt samudre na asti lakṣaṇam
nadītīreṣu tat vidyāt samudre na asti lakṣaṇam
406.
On a long journey, the ferry fare should be determined according to the region and the time. One should understand this on riverbanks, but in the ocean, there is no such fixed rule.
Words meanings summery:
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- दीर्घाध्वनि (dīrghādhvani) - on a long journey, on a long path
- यथादेशम् (yathādeśam) - according to the place, regionally
- यथाकालम् (yathākālam) - according to the time, seasonally
- तरः (taraḥ) - ferry fare (ferry, crossing, passage, fare for crossing)
- भवेत् (bhavet) - should be, may be, would be
- नदीतीरेषु (nadītīreṣu) - on the riverbanks, at the river shores
- तत् (tat) - that, this
- विद्यात् (vidyāt) - should know, one should know
- समुद्रे (samudre) - in the ocean, at sea
- न (na) - not, no
- अस्ति (asti) - is, exists
- लक्षणम् (lakṣaṇam) - fixed rule (sign, characteristic, mark, rule)
Words meanings and morphology
दीर्घाध्वनि (dīrghādhvani) - on a long journey, on a long path
(noun)
Locative, masculine, singular of dīrghādhavan
dīrghādhavan - long path, long journey
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dīrgha+adhvan)
- dīrgha – long, extensive
adjective (masculine) - adhvan – path, road, journey
noun (masculine)
यथादेशम् (yathādeśam) - according to the place, regionally
(indeclinable)
Compound type : avyayībhāva (yathā+deśa)
- yathā – as, according to
indeclinable - deśa – place, region, country
noun (masculine)
यथाकालम् (yathākālam) - according to the time, seasonally
(indeclinable)
Compound type : avyayībhāva (yathā+kāla)
- yathā – as, according to
indeclinable - kāla – time, season
noun (masculine)
तरः (taraḥ) - ferry fare (ferry, crossing, passage, fare for crossing)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of tara
tara - crossing, passage, ferry, boat, fare for crossing
भवेत् (bhavet) - should be, may be, would be
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi-liṅ) of bhū
root verb, class 1 Parasmaipada
Root: bhū (class 1)
नदीतीरेषु (nadītīreṣu) - on the riverbanks, at the river shores
(noun)
Locative, neuter, plural of nadītīra
nadītīra - riverbank, river shore
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nadī+tīra)
- nadī – river
noun (feminine) - tīra – bank, shore
noun (neuter)
तत् (tat) - that, this
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of tad
tad - that, this, it
विद्यात् (vidyāt) - should know, one should know
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi-liṅ) of vid
root verb, class 2 Parasmaipada
Root: vid (class 2)
समुद्रे (samudre) - in the ocean, at sea
(noun)
Locative, masculine, singular of samudra
samudra - ocean, sea
न (na) - not, no
(indeclinable)
अस्ति (asti) - is, exists
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present (lat) of as
root verb, class 2 Parasmaipada
Root: as (class 2)
लक्षणम् (lakṣaṇam) - fixed rule (sign, characteristic, mark, rule)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of lakṣaṇa
lakṣaṇa - mark, sign, characteristic, attribute, definition, rule