मनु-स्मृतिः
manu-smṛtiḥ
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chapter-1, verse-40
कृमिकीटपतङ्गांश्च यूकामक्षिकमत्कुणम ।
सर्वं च दंशमशकं स्थावरं च पृथग्विधम ॥४०॥
सर्वं च दंशमशकं स्थावरं च पृथग्विधम ॥४०॥
40. kṛmikīṭapataṅgāṁśca yūkāmakṣikamatkuṇam ,
sarvaṁ ca daṁśamaśakaṁ sthāvaraṁ ca pṛthagvidham.
sarvaṁ ca daṁśamaśakaṁ sthāvaraṁ ca pṛthagvidham.
40.
kṛmi-kīṭa-pataṅgān ca yūkā-makṣika-matkuṇam sarvam
ca daṃśa-maśakam sthāvaram ca pṛthak vidham
ca daṃśa-maśakam sthāvaram ca pṛthak vidham
40.
kṛmi-kīṭa-pataṅgān ca yūkā-makṣika-matkuṇam sarvam
ca daṃśa-maśakam sthāvaram ca pṛthak vidham
ca daṃśa-maśakam sthāvaram ca pṛthak vidham
40.
He created worms, insects, and flying insects; lice, flies, and bedbugs; and all biting insects and mosquitoes; and all stationary entities of various kinds (such as plants and mountains).
Words meanings summery:
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- कृमि-कीट-पतङ्गान् (kṛmi-kīṭa-pataṅgān) - worms, insects, and flying insects
- च (ca) - and, also
- यूका-मक्षिक-मत्कुणम् (yūkā-makṣika-matkuṇam) - lice, flies, and bedbugs
- सर्वम् (sarvam) - referring to the entire category of subsequent items (all, whole, every)
- च (ca) - and, also
- दंश-मशकम् (daṁśa-maśakam) - biting insects and mosquitoes
- स्थावरम् (sthāvaram) - referring to the category of non-moving entities in creation (e.g., plants, mountains) (stationary, immobile entities)
- च (ca) - and, also
- पृथक् (pṛthak) - describing the diverse kinds within the category of stationary entities (separate, distinct, various)
- विधम् (vidham) - various kinds (of stationary beings) (kind, sort, manner)
Words meanings and morphology
कृमि-कीट-पतङ्गान् (kṛmi-kīṭa-pataṅgān) - worms, insects, and flying insects
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of kṛmi-kīṭa-pataṅga
kṛmi-kīṭa-pataṅga - worms, insects, and flying insects/butterflies
Compound type : dvandva (kṛmi+kīṭa+pataṅga)
- kṛmi – a worm, insect
noun (masculine)
Root: kṛm (class 1) - kīṭa – an insect, worm, bug
noun (masculine) - pataṅga – a bird, moth, butterfly, flying insect
noun (masculine)
Root: pat (class 1)
च (ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
यूका-मक्षिक-मत्कुणम् (yūkā-makṣika-matkuṇam) - lice, flies, and bedbugs
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of yūkā-makṣika-matkuṇa
yūkā-makṣika-matkuṇa - lice, flies, and bedbugs
Compound type : dvandva (yūkā+makṣika+matkuṇa)
- yūkā – a louse
noun (feminine) - makṣika – a fly
noun (feminine)
Root: makṣ (class 1) - matkuṇa – a bedbug, bug
noun (masculine)
Note: The compound is treated as a collective noun in the singular accusative form (neuter here).
सर्वम् (sarvam) - referring to the entire category of subsequent items (all, whole, every)
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of sarva
sarva - all, whole, every, entire
Note: Agrees with 'daṃśa-maśakam' and 'sthāvaram' in neuter singular accusative.
च (ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
दंश-मशकम् (daṁśa-maśakam) - biting insects and mosquitoes
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of daṃśa-maśaka
daṁśa-maśaka - biting insects (like horseflies) and mosquitoes
Compound type : dvandva (daṃśa+maśaka)
- daṃśa – a bite, sting; a biting insect, horsefly
noun (masculine)
Root: daṃś (class 1) - maśaka – a mosquito, gnat
noun (masculine)
Note: The compound is treated as a collective noun in the singular accusative (neuter here) to match 'sarvam'.
स्थावरम् (sthāvaram) - referring to the category of non-moving entities in creation (e.g., plants, mountains) (stationary, immobile entities)
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of sthāvara
sthāvara - stationary, immobile, fixed; a plant, tree, mountain; inanimate
From root 'sthā' with 'vara' suffix.
Root: sthā (class 1)
च (ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
पृथक् (pṛthak) - describing the diverse kinds within the category of stationary entities (separate, distinct, various)
(indeclinable)
Note: The 'k' becomes 'g' due to external sandhi before a soft consonant like 'v' in vidham.
विधम् (vidham) - various kinds (of stationary beings) (kind, sort, manner)
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of vidha
vidha - kind, sort, manner, way, type
Root: dhā (class 3)