मनु-स्मृतिः
manu-smṛtiḥ
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chapter-8, verse-417
विस्रब्धं ब्राह्मणः शूद्राद द्रव्योपादानमाचरेत ।
न हि तस्यास्ति किं चित स्वं भर्तृहार्यधनो हि सः ॥४१७॥
न हि तस्यास्ति किं चित स्वं भर्तृहार्यधनो हि सः ॥४१७॥
417. visrabdhaṁ brāhmaṇaḥ śūdrād dravyopādānamācaret ,
na hi tasyāsti kiṁ cit svaṁ bhartṛhāryadhano hi saḥ.
na hi tasyāsti kiṁ cit svaṁ bhartṛhāryadhano hi saḥ.
417.
visrabdham brāhmaṇaḥ śūdrāt dravya upādānam ācaret na
hi tasya asti kim cit svam bhartṛhāryadhanaḥ hi saḥ
hi tasya asti kim cit svam bhartṛhāryadhanaḥ hi saḥ
417.
brāhmaṇaḥ visrabdham śūdrāt dravya upādānam ācaret hi
tasya kim cit svam na asti hi saḥ bhartṛhāryadhanaḥ
tasya kim cit svam na asti hi saḥ bhartṛhāryadhanaḥ
417.
A brāhmaṇa may confidently take property from a śūdra. For indeed, a śūdra possesses nothing as his own; he is one whose wealth (dhana) is liable to be taken by his master.
Words meanings summery:
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- विस्रब्धम् (visrabdham) - confidently, trustingly, without apprehension
- ब्राह्मणः (brāhmaṇaḥ) - a brāhmaṇa (member of the priestly class)
- शूद्रात् (śūdrāt) - from a śūdra
- द्रव्य (dravya) - property, substance, article
- उपादानम् (upādānam) - acquisition, taking, procuring
- आचरेत् (ācaret) - should do, should perform, should take
- न (na) - not
- हि (hi) - indeed, for, because
- तस्य (tasya) - of the śūdra (of him, his)
- अस्ति (asti) - is, exists
- किम् (kim) - anything (used with 'cit') (what, which, anything)
- चित् (cit) - even, indeed, a particle emphasizing indefiniteness
- स्वम् (svam) - one's own, private property
- भर्तृहार्यधनः (bhartṛhāryadhanaḥ) - whose wealth is liable to be taken by his master
- हि (hi) - indeed, for, because
- सः (saḥ) - he (the śūdra) (he)
Words meanings and morphology
विस्रब्धम् (visrabdham) - confidently, trustingly, without apprehension
(indeclinable)
Past Passive Participle
from vi-√śrambh (to trust, rely upon)
Prefix: vi
Root: śrambh (class 1)
Note: Functions as an adverb
ब्राह्मणः (brāhmaṇaḥ) - a brāhmaṇa (member of the priestly class)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of brāhmaṇa
brāhmaṇa - a member of the first class in the traditional Hindu social system, a priest, learned person
from brahman (Vedic text, sacred knowledge, priest) + aṇa suffix
शूद्रात् (śūdrāt) - from a śūdra
(noun)
Ablative, masculine, singular of śūdra
śūdra - a member of the fourth class in the traditional Hindu social system, a laborer
द्रव्य (dravya) - property, substance, article
(noun)
neuter, singular of dravya
dravya - substance, thing, property, wealth, material
from dru (tree, wood) + ya suffix; or √dru (to run) + ya
Note: First part of the compound dravya-upādānam
उपादानम् (upādānam) - acquisition, taking, procuring
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of upādāna
upādāna - taking, acquisition, material cause, procuring
gerundial noun
from upa-ā-√dā (to take near, to acquire)
Prefixes: upa+ā
Root: dā (class 3)
Note: Second part of the compound dravya-upādānam. These two words combine in sandhi to dravyopādānam.
आचरेत् (ācaret) - should do, should perform, should take
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present optative (vidhiliṅ) of ācar
Optative Mood
from ā-√car (to move towards, practice)
Prefix: ā
Root: car (class 1)
न (na) - not
(indeclinable)
हि (hi) - indeed, for, because
(indeclinable)
तस्य (tasya) - of the śūdra (of him, his)
(pronoun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of tad
tad - his, of him, to him
Note: Refers to śūdra
अस्ति (asti) - is, exists
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present (lat) of as
Root: as (class 2)
किम् (kim) - anything (used with 'cit') (what, which, anything)
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of kim
kim - what, which, anything
Note: Often used with cit to mean 'anything'
चित् (cit) - even, indeed, a particle emphasizing indefiniteness
(indeclinable)
Note: Combines with kim to form 'anything'
स्वम् (svam) - one's own, private property
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of sva
sva - own, one's own; wealth, property (as neuter noun)
भर्तृहार्यधनः (bhartṛhāryadhanaḥ) - whose wealth is liable to be taken by his master
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of bhartṛhāryadhana
bhartṛhāryadhana - whose wealth is to be taken/seized by his master, whose property belongs to his master
Bahuvrīhi compound: bhartṛ (master) + hārya (to be taken) + dhana (wealth)
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (bhartṛ+hārya+dhana)
- bhartṛ – master, lord, husband, supporter
noun (masculine)
agent noun from √bhṛ (to bear, support)
Root: bhṛ (class 3) - hārya – to be taken, seizable, removable
adjective
Gerundive/Future Passive Participle
from √hṛ (to take, seize)
Root: hṛ (class 1) - dhana – wealth, property, riches
noun (neuter)
Note: Agrees with saḥ
हि (hi) - indeed, for, because
(indeclinable)
सः (saḥ) - he (the śūdra) (he)
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of tad
tad - he, that
Note: Refers to śūdra