मनु-स्मृतिः
manu-smṛtiḥ
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chapter-9, verse-294
स्वाम्यऽमात्यौ पुरं राष्ट्रं कोशदण्डौ सुहृत तथा ।
सप्त प्रकृतयो ह्येताः सप्ताङ्गं राज्यमुच्यते ॥२९४॥
सप्त प्रकृतयो ह्येताः सप्ताङ्गं राज्यमुच्यते ॥२९४॥
294. svāmy'mātyau puraṁ rāṣṭraṁ kośadaṇḍau suhṛt tathā ,
sapta prakṛtayo hyetāḥ saptāṅgaṁ rājyamucyate.
sapta prakṛtayo hyetāḥ saptāṅgaṁ rājyamucyate.
294.
svāmyaḥ amātyau puram rāṣṭram kośadaṇḍau suhṛt tathā
sapta prakṛtayaḥ hi etāḥ saptāṅgam rājyam ucyate
sapta prakṛtayaḥ hi etāḥ saptāṅgam rājyam ucyate
294.
svāmyaḥ amātyau puram rāṣṭram kośadaṇḍau suhṛt tathā
etāḥ hi sapta prakṛtayaḥ rājyam saptāṅgam ucyate
etāḥ hi sapta prakṛtayaḥ rājyam saptāṅgam ucyate
294.
The sovereign, the minister, the capital city, the territory, the treasury, the military, and the ally – these are indeed the seven constituent elements (prakṛti) of a kingdom (rājya), which is therefore said to have seven limbs.
Words meanings summery:
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- स्वाम्यः (svāmyaḥ) - the sovereign (master, owner, lord, sovereign)
- अमात्यौ (amātyau) - the minister (two ministers, ministers)
- पुरम् (puram) - the capital city (city, fortress, capital)
- राष्ट्रम् (rāṣṭram) - the territory (kingdom, territory, nation)
- कोशदण्डौ (kośadaṇḍau) - the treasury and the military (treasury and army)
- सुहृत् (suhṛt) - the ally (friend, ally)
- तथा (tathā) - and (thus, so, and, in the same way)
- सप्त (sapta) - seven
- प्रकृतयः (prakṛtayaḥ) - constituent elements (prakṛti) (natures, constituents, elements)
- हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, surely, for)
- एताः (etāḥ) - these
- सप्ताङ्गम् (saptāṅgam) - having seven limbs (having seven limbs/parts)
- राज्यम् (rājyam) - the kingdom (rājya) (kingdom, state, sovereignty)
- उच्यते (ucyate) - is said (is said, is called)
Words meanings and morphology
स्वाम्यः (svāmyaḥ) - the sovereign (master, owner, lord, sovereign)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of svāmin
svāmin - master, owner, lord, sovereign
अमात्यौ (amātyau) - the minister (two ministers, ministers)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, dual of amātya
amātya - minister, counsellor, courtier
Note: Often used to refer to the class of ministers collectively.
पुरम् (puram) - the capital city (city, fortress, capital)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of pura
pura - city, town, fortress, capital
राष्ट्रम् (rāṣṭram) - the territory (kingdom, territory, nation)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of rāṣṭra
rāṣṭra - kingdom, territory, realm, nation
Root: rāj
कोशदण्डौ (kośadaṇḍau) - the treasury and the military (treasury and army)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, dual of kośadaṇḍa
kośadaṇḍa - treasury and army (as a dual compound)
Compound type : dvandva (kośa+daṇḍa)
- kośa – treasury, store, collection
noun (masculine)
Root: kuṣ - daṇḍa – staff, rod, punishment, army
noun (masculine)
Root: daṇḍ
सुहृत् (suhṛt) - the ally (friend, ally)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of suhṛd
suhṛd - friend, ally, well-wisher
Compound type : bahuvrihi (su+hṛd)
- su – good, well, excellent
indeclinable - hṛd – heart, mind
noun (neuter)
Root: hṛ
तथा (tathā) - and (thus, so, and, in the same way)
(indeclinable)
सप्त (sapta) - seven
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, plural of sapta
sapta - seven
प्रकृतयः (prakṛtayaḥ) - constituent elements (prakṛti) (natures, constituents, elements)
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, plural of prakṛti
prakṛti - nature, original form, constituent, element
Prefix: pra
Root: kṛ (class 8)
हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, surely, for)
(indeclinable)
एताः (etāḥ) - these
(pronoun)
Nominative, feminine, plural of etad
etad - this, these
सप्ताङ्गम् (saptāṅgam) - having seven limbs (having seven limbs/parts)
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of saptāṅga
saptāṅga - seven-membered, having seven parts/limbs
Compound type : bahuvrihi (sapta+aṅga)
- sapta – seven
numeral - aṅga – limb, part, member
noun (neuter)
राज्यम् (rājyam) - the kingdom (rājya) (kingdom, state, sovereignty)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of rājya
rājya - kingdom, state, sovereignty, dominion
Root: rāj
उच्यते (ucyate) - is said (is said, is called)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of vac
present passive
root vac, weak form uc, passive y, middle ending te
Root: vac (class 2)