महानिर्वाण-तन्त्रम्
mahānirvāṇa-tantram
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chapter-8, verse-108
नरमांसं न भुञ्जीयात् नराकृतिपशूंस्तथा ।
बहूपकारकान् गाश्च मांसादान् रसवर्जितान् ॥१०८॥
बहूपकारकान् गाश्च मांसादान् रसवर्जितान् ॥१०८॥
108. naramāṁsaṁ na bhuñjīyāt narākṛtipaśūṁstathā ,
bahūpakārakān gāśca māṁsādān rasavarjitān.
bahūpakārakān gāśca māṁsādān rasavarjitān.
108.
naramāṃsaṃ na bhuñjīyāt narākṛtipaśūṃs tathā
bahūpakārakān gāś ca māṃsādān rasavarjitān
bahūpakārakān gāś ca māṃsādān rasavarjitān
108.
naramāṃsaṃ na bhuñjīyāt tathā narākṛtipaśūn
bahūpakārakān gāḥ ca māṃsādān rasavarjitān ca
bahūpakārakān gāḥ ca māṃsādān rasavarjitān ca
108. One should not eat human flesh, nor animals having the form of men, nor cows that are extremely helpful, nor meat-eaters, nor those devoid of sap.
Words meanings summery:
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- नरमांसम् (naramāṁsam) - human flesh
- न (na) - not
- भुञ्जीयात् (bhuñjīyāt) - should eat, should enjoy
- नराकृतिपशून् (narākṛtipaśūn) - animals having human form
- तथा (tathā) - thus, and, similarly
- बहूपकारकान् (bahūpakārakān) - very helpful, conferring many benefits
- गाः (gāḥ) - cows
- च (ca) - and
- मांसादान् (māṁsādān) - meat-eaters, carnivorous animals
- रसवर्जितान् (rasavarjitān) - devoid of juice, devoid of sap or taste
Words meanings and morphology
नरमांसम् (naramāṁsam) - human flesh
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of naramāṃsa
naramāṁsa - human flesh
Compound of nara and māṃsa
Compound type : tatpurusha (nara+māṃsa)
- nara – man, human
noun (masculine) - māṃsa – flesh, meat
noun (neuter)
न (na) - not
(indeclinable)
भुञ्जीयात् (bhuñjīyāt) - should eat, should enjoy
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, optative (liṅ) of bhuj
Root: bhuj (class 7)
नराकृतिपशून् (narākṛtipaśūn) - animals having human form
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of narākṛtipaśu
narākṛtipaśu - animal in human shape
Compound of narākṛti and paśu
Compound type : tatpurusha (narākṛti+paśu)
- narākṛti – human form or shape
noun (feminine)
Compound of nara and ākṛti - paśu – beast, animal
noun (masculine)
तथा (tathā) - thus, and, similarly
(indeclinable)
बहूपकारकान् (bahūpakārakān) - very helpful, conferring many benefits
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, plural of bahūpakāraka
bahūpakāraka - doing much good, very helpful
Compound of bahu and upakāraka
Compound type : karmadharaya (bahu+upakāraka)
- bahu – much, many
adjective - upakāraka – helpful, beneficial
adjective (masculine)
Prefix: upa
Root: kṛ (class 8)
गाः (gāḥ) - cows
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, plural of go
go - cow, bull, cattle
च (ca) - and
(indeclinable)
मांसादान् (māṁsādān) - meat-eaters, carnivorous animals
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, plural of māṃsāda
māṁsāda - meat-eater, carnivore
Compound of māṃsa and ada
Compound type : upapada (māṃsa+ada)
- māṃsa – flesh, meat
noun (neuter) - ada – eating, consuming
adjective (masculine)
Root: ad (class 2)
रसवर्जितान् (rasavarjitān) - devoid of juice, devoid of sap or taste
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, plural of rasavarjita
rasavarjita - destitute of juice, tasteless, devoid of sap
Past Passive Participle
Compound of rasa and varjita
Compound type : tatpurusha (rasa+varjita)
- rasa – juice, sap, taste, essence
noun (masculine) - varjita – abandoned, deprived of, excluded
adjective (masculine)
Past Passive Participle
Root: vṛj (class 10)