मनु-स्मृतिः
manu-smṛtiḥ
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chapter-9, verse-263
न हि दण्डाद ऋते शक्यः कर्तुं पापविनिग्रहः ।
स्तेनानां पापबुद्धीनां निभृतं चरतां क्षितौ ॥२६३॥
स्तेनानां पापबुद्धीनां निभृतं चरतां क्षितौ ॥२६३॥
263. na hi daṇḍād ṛte śakyaḥ kartuṁ pāpavinigrahaḥ ,
stenānāṁ pāpabuddhīnāṁ nibhṛtaṁ caratāṁ kṣitau.
stenānāṁ pāpabuddhīnāṁ nibhṛtaṁ caratāṁ kṣitau.
263.
na hi daṇḍāt ṛte śakyaḥ kartum pāpavinigrahaḥ
stenānām pāpabuddhīnām nibhṛtam caratām kṣitau
stenānām pāpabuddhīnām nibhṛtam caratām kṣitau
263.
hi daṇḍāt ṛte pāpavinigrahaḥ kartum na śakyaḥ
stenānām pāpabuddhīnām kṣitau nibhṛtam caratām
stenānām pāpabuddhīnām kṣitau nibhṛtam caratām
263.
Indeed, it is not possible to suppress evil (pāpa) without the rod of punishment (daṇḍa), particularly regarding thieves and those with wicked intentions (pāpabuddhi) who move secretly upon the earth.
Words meanings summery:
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- न (na) - not
- हि (hi) - indeed, for, certainly
- दण्डात् (daṇḍāt) - from the rod of punishment (daṇḍa) (from punishment, from the rod of punishment)
- ऋते (ṛte) - without, except for
- शक्यः (śakyaḥ) - possible, able (to be done)
- कर्तुम् (kartum) - to do, to make, to perform, to suppress
- पापविनिग्रहः (pāpavinigrahaḥ) - suppression of evil (pāpa) (suppression of evil, restraint of evildoers)
- स्तेनानाम् (stenānām) - of thieves, of criminals
- पापबुद्धीनाम् (pāpabuddhīnām) - of those with wicked intentions (pāpabuddhi) (of those with evil intentions, of those with sinful minds)
- निभृतम् (nibhṛtam) - secretly, hiddenly, stealthily
- चरताम् (caratām) - of those moving, of those acting, of those operating
- क्षितौ (kṣitau) - on earth, in the world
Words meanings and morphology
न (na) - not
(indeclinable)
हि (hi) - indeed, for, certainly
(indeclinable)
दण्डात् (daṇḍāt) - from the rod of punishment (daṇḍa) (from punishment, from the rod of punishment)
(noun)
Ablative, masculine, singular of daṇḍa
daṇḍa - stick, rod, punishment, scepter (daṇḍa)
ऋते (ṛte) - without, except for
(indeclinable)
preposition governing ablative
शक्यः (śakyaḥ) - possible, able (to be done)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of śakya
śakya - possible, capable, practicable
gerundive
gerundive from root śak
Root: śak (class 5)
कर्तुम् (kartum) - to do, to make, to perform, to suppress
(indeclinable)
infinitive
infinitive form of the root kṛ
Root: kṛ (class 8)
पापविनिग्रहः (pāpavinigrahaḥ) - suppression of evil (pāpa) (suppression of evil, restraint of evildoers)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of pāpavinigraha
pāpavinigraha - restraint of evil, suppression of sin
Compound type : tatpurusha (pāpa+vinigraha)
- pāpa – sin, evil, wicked
noun (neuter) - vinigraha – restraint, suppression, control
noun (masculine)
Prefixes: vi+ni
Root: grah (class 9)
स्तेनानाम् (stenānām) - of thieves, of criminals
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, plural of stena
stena - thief, robber
पापबुद्धीनाम् (pāpabuddhīnām) - of those with wicked intentions (pāpabuddhi) (of those with evil intentions, of those with sinful minds)
(adjective)
Genitive, masculine, plural of pāpabuddhi
pāpabuddhi - evil-minded, wicked-minded (pāpabuddhi)
Compound type : bahuvrihi (pāpa+buddhi)
- pāpa – sin, evil, wicked
noun (neuter) - buddhi – intellect, mind, understanding
noun (feminine)
Root: budh (class 1)
Note: Adjective agreeing with stenānām
निभृतम् (nibhṛtam) - secretly, hiddenly, stealthily
(indeclinable)
Prefix: ni
Root: bhṛ (class 1)
चरताम् (caratām) - of those moving, of those acting, of those operating
(adjective)
Genitive, masculine, plural of carat
carat - moving, acting, wandering
present active participle
present active participle of root car
Root: car (class 1)
Note: Participle agreeing with stenānām and pāpabuddhīnām
क्षितौ (kṣitau) - on earth, in the world
(noun)
Locative, feminine, singular of kṣiti
kṣiti - earth, ground, land