मनु-स्मृतिः
manu-smṛtiḥ
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chapter-1, verse-48
गुच्छगुल्मं तु विविधं तथैव तृणजातयः ।
बीजकाण्डरुहाण्येव प्रताना वल्ल्य एव च ॥४८॥
बीजकाण्डरुहाण्येव प्रताना वल्ल्य एव च ॥४८॥
48. gucchagulmaṁ tu vividhaṁ tathaiva tṛṇajātayaḥ ,
bījakāṇḍaruhāṇyeva pratānā vallya eva ca.
bījakāṇḍaruhāṇyeva pratānā vallya eva ca.
48.
gucchagulmam tu vividham tathā eva tṛṇajātayaḥ
bījakāṇḍaruhāṇi eva pratānāḥ vallyaḥ eva ca
bījakāṇḍaruhāṇi eva pratānāḥ vallyaḥ eva ca
48.
tu vividham gucchagulmam tathā eva tṛṇajātayaḥ
ca pratānāḥ vallyaḥ ca eva bījakāṇḍaruhāṇi eva
ca pratānāḥ vallyaḥ ca eva bījakāṇḍaruhāṇi eva
48.
Also included are various kinds of clusters and bushes, as well as types of grasses. Indeed, spreading plants and climbing vines, these too grow from seeds and stems.
Words meanings summery:
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- गुच्छगुल्मम् (gucchagulmam) - clusters and bushes; thickets and shrubs
- तु (tu) - and; moreover; but
- विविधम् (vividham) - various; manifold; diverse
- तथा (tathā) - similarly; in the same way; thus
- एव (eva) - indeed; certainly; just
- तृणजातयः (tṛṇajātayaḥ) - types of grasses; species of grass
- बीजकाण्डरुहाणि (bījakāṇḍaruhāṇi) - growing from seeds or stems
- एव (eva) - indeed; certainly; just
- प्रतानाः (pratānāḥ) - creepers; spreading plants; tendrils
- वल्ल्यः (vallyaḥ) - vines; climbing plants
- एव (eva) - indeed; certainly; just
- च (ca) - and; also
Words meanings and morphology
गुच्छगुल्मम् (gucchagulmam) - clusters and bushes; thickets and shrubs
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of gucchagulma
gucchagulma - clusters and bushes (collectively)
A dvandva compound of 'guccha' and 'gulma'.
Compound type : dvandva (guccha+gulma)
- guccha – cluster, bunch, thicket
noun (masculine) - gulma – bush, shrub, thicket
noun (masculine)
तु (tu) - and; moreover; but
(indeclinable)
विविधम् (vividham) - various; manifold; diverse
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of vividha
vividha - various, diverse, manifold, of different kinds
Note: Modifies 'gucchagulmam'.
तथा (tathā) - similarly; in the same way; thus
(indeclinable)
एव (eva) - indeed; certainly; just
(indeclinable)
तृणजातयः (tṛṇajātayaḥ) - types of grasses; species of grass
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, plural of tṛṇajāti
tṛṇajāti - species of grass, type of grass
A Tatpuruṣa compound of 'tṛṇa' (grass) and 'jāti' (species).
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (tṛṇa+jāti)
- tṛṇa – grass, blade of grass, straw
noun (neuter) - jāti – birth, species, kind, genus, caste
noun (feminine)
बीजकाण्डरुहाणि (bījakāṇḍaruhāṇi) - growing from seeds or stems
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, plural of bījakāṇḍaruha
bījakāṇḍaruha - growing from seeds or stems
A Bahuvrīhi compound describing those that grow from bīja (seed) and kāṇḍa (stem) with ruha (growing).
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (bīja+kāṇḍa+ruha)
- bīja – seed, germ, origin
noun (neuter) - kāṇḍa – stem, stalk, trunk, section
noun (neuter) - ruha – growing, born, produced
adjective (neuter)
Agent noun / suffix
Derived from the root 'ruh' (to grow).
Root: ruh (class 1)
Note: Functions as a predicate adjective for the preceding list of plant types.
एव (eva) - indeed; certainly; just
(indeclinable)
Note: Emphasizes that these too are 'bījakāṇḍaruhāṇi'.
प्रतानाः (pratānāḥ) - creepers; spreading plants; tendrils
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of pratāna
pratāna - creeper, tendril, spreading plant, branch
From root 'tan' (to spread) with prefix 'pra'.
Prefix: pra
Root: tan (class 8)
वल्ल्यः (vallyaḥ) - vines; climbing plants
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, plural of vallī
vallī - creeper, vine, climbing plant
एव (eva) - indeed; certainly; just
(indeclinable)
Note: Emphasizes that these too are 'bījakāṇḍaruhāṇi'.
च (ca) - and; also
(indeclinable)
Note: Connects 'pratānāḥ' and 'vallyaḥ'.