मनु-स्मृतिः
manu-smṛtiḥ
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chapter-1, verse-44
अण्डजाः पक्षिणः सर्पा नक्रा मत्स्याश्च कच्छपाः ।
यानि चैवं ॥४४॥
यानि चैवं ॥४४॥
44. aṇḍajāḥ pakṣiṇaḥ sarpā nakrā matsyāśca kacchapāḥ ,
yāni caivaṁ.
yāni caivaṁ.
44.
aṇḍajāḥ pakṣiṇaḥ sarpāḥ nakrāḥ
matsyāḥ ca kacchapāḥ yāni ca evam
matsyāḥ ca kacchapāḥ yāni ca evam
44.
aṇḍajāḥ pakṣiṇaḥ sarpāḥ nakrāḥ
matsyāḥ ca kacchapāḥ ca yāni evam
matsyāḥ ca kacchapāḥ ca yāni evam
44.
Egg-born are birds, snakes, crocodiles, fish, and tortoises; and all others which are of this kind.
Words meanings summery:
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- अण्डजाः (aṇḍajāḥ) - (those) born from eggs (egg-born, oviparous)
- पक्षिणः (pakṣiṇaḥ) - birds
- सर्पाः (sarpāḥ) - snakes (snakes, serpents)
- नक्राः (nakrāḥ) - crocodiles (crocodiles, alligators)
- मत्स्याः (matsyāḥ) - fish
- च (ca) - and (and, also)
- कच्छपाः (kacchapāḥ) - tortoises (tortoises, turtles)
- यानि (yāni) - and all others which (which, whatever)
- च (ca) - and (and, also)
- एवम् (evam) - of this kind, such as these (thus, in this manner, such as)
Words meanings and morphology
अण्डजाः (aṇḍajāḥ) - (those) born from eggs (egg-born, oviparous)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of aṇḍaja
aṇḍaja - egg-born, oviparous
compound of aṇḍa (egg) and ja (born from)
Compound type : tatpurusha (aṇḍa+ja)
- aṇḍa – egg
noun (neuter) - ja – born, produced from
adjective (masculine)
suffix from root jan (to be born)
Root: jan (class 4)
Note: Predicative adjective for the list of creatures.
पक्षिणः (pakṣiṇaḥ) - birds
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of pakṣin
pakṣin - bird (lit. having wings)
nominative plural
Note: Subject of the implied verb 'are'.
सर्पाः (sarpāḥ) - snakes (snakes, serpents)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of sarpa
sarpa - snake, serpent
nominative plural
Root: sṛp (class 1)
Note: Subject of the implied verb 'are'.
नक्राः (nakrāḥ) - crocodiles (crocodiles, alligators)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of nakra
nakra - crocodile, alligator, kind of marine monster
nominative plural
Note: Subject of the implied verb 'are'.
मत्स्याः (matsyāḥ) - fish
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of matsya
matsya - fish
nominative plural
Note: Subject of the implied verb 'are'.
च (ca) - and (and, also)
(indeclinable)
Note: Conjunction.
कच्छपाः (kacchapāḥ) - tortoises (tortoises, turtles)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of kacchapa
kacchapa - tortoise, turtle
nominative plural
Note: Subject of the implied verb 'are'.
यानि (yāni) - and all others which (which, whatever)
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, plural of yat
yat - who, which, what (relative pronoun)
neuter nominative/accusative plural
Note: Subject of the implied verb 'are'.
च (ca) - and (and, also)
(indeclinable)
Note: Conjunction.
एवम् (evam) - of this kind, such as these (thus, in this manner, such as)
(indeclinable)