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मनु-स्मृतिः       manu-smṛtiḥ - chapter-9, verse-236

चतुर्णामपि चैतेषां प्रायश्चित्तमकुर्वताम ।
शारीरं धनसंयुक्तं दण्डं धर्म्यं प्रकल्पयेत ॥२३६॥
236. caturṇāmapi caiteṣāṁ prāyaścittamakurvatām ,
śārīraṁ dhanasaṁyuktaṁ daṇḍaṁ dharmyaṁ prakalpayet.
236. caturṇām api ca eteṣām prāyaścittam akurvatām
śārīram dhana-saṃyuktam daṇḍam dharmyam prakalpayet
236. ca api eteṣām caturṇām akurvatām prāyaścittam
śārīram dhana-saṃyuktam dharmyam daṇḍam prakalpayet
236. And for these four (men) who do not perform expiation (prāyaścitta), a physical punishment along with a financial penalty should be prescribed, in accordance with natural law (dharma).

Words meanings summery:

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  • चतुर्णाम् (caturṇām) - of the four (mentioned previously) (of the four)
  • अपि (api) - and, also (even, also, and)
  • (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)
  • एतेषाम् (eteṣām) - of these (four men) (of these)
  • प्रायश्चित्तम् (prāyaścittam) - expiation or penance (expiation, penance, atonement)
  • अकुर्वताम् (akurvatām) - of those who do not perform (of those not doing, of those not performing)
  • शारीरम् (śārīram) - physical (punishment) (bodily, physical, corporeal)
  • धन-संयुक्तम् (dhana-saṁyuktam) - financial, related to wealth (connected with wealth, accompanied by wealth, financial)
  • दण्डम् (daṇḍam) - a punishment or penalty (punishment, fine, stick, staff)
  • धर्म्यम् (dharmyam) - in accordance with natural law (dharma) (righteous, lawful, just, pertaining to (dharma))
  • प्रकल्पयेत् (prakalpayet) - should prescribe or determine (he should prescribe, arrange, determine, appoint)

Words meanings and morphology

चतुर्णाम् (caturṇām) - of the four (mentioned previously) (of the four)
(numeral)
अपि (api) - and, also (even, also, and)
(indeclinable)
(ca) - and (and, also, moreover)
(indeclinable)
एतेषाम् (eteṣām) - of these (four men) (of these)
(pronoun)
Genitive, masculine, plural of etad
etad - this, these
Masculine/neuter genitive plural of the demonstrative pronoun `etad`.
प्रायश्चित्तम् (prāyaścittam) - expiation or penance (expiation, penance, atonement)
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of prāyaścitta
prāyaścitta - expiation, atonement, penance, ritual for removing sin
Compound of `prāyaś` (an offense) and `citta` (thought, resolution, atonement).
Compound type : tatpurusha (prāyas+citta)
  • prāyas – religious act, penance, atonement, offense
    noun (neuter)
  • citta – thought, mind, intelligence, object of thought
    noun (neuter)
    From root `cit` (to perceive, think).
    Root: cit (class 1)
Note: Object of `akurvatām`.
अकुर्वताम् (akurvatām) - of those who do not perform (of those not doing, of those not performing)
(adjective)
Genitive, masculine, plural of akurvat
akurvat - not doing, not performing, inactive
Present active participle (negative)
From `a-` (negative prefix) + root `kṛ` (to do) + present participle suffix `śatṛ`.
Compound type : nañ-tatpurusha (a+kurvat)
  • a – not, non-, un-
    indeclinable
  • kurvat – doing, performing, making
    adjective
    Present Active Participle
    From root `kṛ` (to do), 8th class.
    Root: kṛ (class 8)
Note: Refers to the 'four' (caturṇām eteṣām).
शारीरम् (śārīram) - physical (punishment) (bodily, physical, corporeal)
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of śārīra
śārīra - bodily, physical, corporeal, relating to the body
From `śarīra` (body) + suffix `aṇ`.
धन-संयुक्तम् (dhana-saṁyuktam) - financial, related to wealth (connected with wealth, accompanied by wealth, financial)
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of dhana-saṃyukta
dhana-saṁyukta - connected with wealth, accompanied by wealth, having wealth
Compound of `dhana` (wealth) and `saṃyukta` (joined, connected).
Compound type : tatpurusha (dhana+saṃyukta)
  • dhana – wealth, riches, property, money
    noun (neuter)
  • saṃyukta – joined, united, connected, endowed with
    adjective
    Past Passive Participle
    From `sam-` (together) + root `yuj` (to join).
    Prefix: sam
    Root: yuj (class 7)
Note: Refers to `daṇḍam`.
दण्डम् (daṇḍam) - a punishment or penalty (punishment, fine, stick, staff)
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of daṇḍa
daṇḍa - stick, staff, rod, punishment, penalty, fine, army
From root `daṇḍ` (to punish).
Root: daṇḍ (class 10)
धर्म्यम् (dharmyam) - in accordance with natural law (dharma) (righteous, lawful, just, pertaining to (dharma))
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of dharmya
dharmya - righteous, just, lawful, proper, relating to (dharma)
Gerundive
From `dharma` (duty, law) + suffix `ya`.
प्रकल्पयेत् (prakalpayet) - should prescribe or determine (he should prescribe, arrange, determine, appoint)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi-liṅ) of kalpay
From prefix `pra-` + root `kḷp` (to be in order, to arrange), 10th class derivative `kalpay`.
Prefix: pra
Root: kḷp (class 10)