Sutra 7

Devanagari script

मृगपशूनामनस्थिमांसं सद्योहतं विक्रीणीरन् ॥ कZ_०२.२६.०७ ॥

Transliteration

mṛgapaśūnām anasthimāṃsaṃ sadyohataṃ vikrīṇīran

Translation

ସେମାନେ ବନ୍ୟପଶୁମାନଙ୍କର କେବଳ ଅସ୍ଥିବିହୀନ ମାଂସ, ତାହା ମଧ୍ୟ ସଦ୍ୟୋହତ (ତାଜା ହତ୍ୟା କରା) ଥିଲେ ମାତ୍ର, ବିକ୍ରି କରିପାରିବେ।

Word by Word

• मृगपशूनाम्: of wild animals and (other) beasts/animals
• Type: Noun
• Root: मृग + पशु
• Form: षष्ठी-बहुवचनम् (genitive plural); समासपदम्; ‘मृग’ (m.) + ‘पशु’ (m.)

• अनस्थिमांसम्: boneless meat (meat without bones)
• Type: Adjective (used substantively)
• Root: अन् + अस्थि + मांस
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गम्; एकवचनम्; प्रथमा/द्वितीया (contextually object of ‘विक्रीणीरन्’); ‘अन्/अन-’ (negation) + ‘अस्थि’ + ‘मांस’

• सद्यः: immediately; at once; freshly
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सद्यः
• Form: अव्ययम्; क्रियाविशेषणम्

• हतम्: killed; slaughtered
• Type: Participle
• Root: हन्
• Form: कृदन्तः (क्त-प्रत्ययान्त); नपुंसकलिङ्गम्; एकवचनम्; प्रथमा/द्वितीया; ‘हत’ = slain/killed

• विक्रीणीरन्: they sold / were selling
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि + क्री
• Form: लङ् (imperfect/past); परस्मैपदम्; प्रथमपुरुषः; बहुवचनम्; धातुः √क्री (to sell) with उपसर्ग ‘वि-’

Entities Mentioned

• meat sellers (implicit)
• wild game

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FAQs

Why restrict sale to ‘boneless’ and ‘freshly slaughtered’ meat?

To reduce fraud (mixing inferior parts), improve inspection, and limit health risks and black-market circulation of old or decomposing meat.