मनु-स्मृतिः
manu-smṛtiḥ
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chapter-10, verse-10
विप्रस्य त्रिषु वर्णेषु नृपतेर्वर्णयोर्द्वयोः ।
वैश्यस्य वर्णे चैकस्मिन षडेतेऽपसदाः स्मृताः ॥१०॥
वैश्यस्य वर्णे चैकस्मिन षडेतेऽपसदाः स्मृताः ॥१०॥
10. viprasya triṣu varṇeṣu nṛpatervarṇayordvayoḥ ,
vaiśyasya varṇe caikasmin ṣaḍete'pasadāḥ smṛtāḥ.
vaiśyasya varṇe caikasmin ṣaḍete'pasadāḥ smṛtāḥ.
10.
viprasya triṣu varṇeṣu nṛpateḥ varṇayoḥ dvayoḥ
vaiśyasya varṇe ca ekasmin ṣaṭ ete apasadāḥ smṛtāḥ
vaiśyasya varṇe ca ekasmin ṣaṭ ete apasadāḥ smṛtāḥ
10.
viprasya triṣu varṇeṣu nṛpateḥ dvayoḥ varṇayoḥ
vaiśyasya ca ekasmin varṇe ṣaṭ ete apasadāḥ smṛtāḥ
vaiśyasya ca ekasmin varṇe ṣaṭ ete apasadāḥ smṛtāḥ
10.
Children born to a brahmin man from women of the three lower classes, to a king from women of the two lower classes, and to a vaiśya from a woman of the one lower class — these six are considered degraded.
Words meanings summery:
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- विप्रस्य (viprasya) - of a brahmin man (as the father) (of a brahmin; of a twice-born person)
- त्रिषु (triṣu) - in the case of women from three (lower) classes (in three; among three)
- वर्णेषु (varṇeṣu) - in the case of women from three (lower) social classes (in classes; among castes)
- नृपतेः (nṛpateḥ) - of a king (kṣatriya) as the father (of a king; of a ruler)
- वर्णयोः (varṇayoḥ) - in the case of women from two (lower) social classes (in two castes; among two classes)
- द्वयोः (dvayoḥ) - in the case of women from two (lower) classes (of two; in two; among two)
- वैश्यस्य (vaiśyasya) - of a vaiśya man (as the father) (of a vaiśya)
- वर्णे (varṇe) - in the case of a woman from one (lower) social class (in a caste; in a class)
- च (ca) - and
- एकस्मिन् (ekasmin) - in the case of a woman from one (lower) class (in one; in a single)
- षट् (ṣaṭ) - six
- एते (ete) - these six types of degraded offspring (these)
- अपसदाः (apasadāḥ) - persons of degraded mixed castes (degraded ones; low-born persons)
- स्मृताः (smṛtāḥ) - are considered (to be degraded) (remembered; considered; traditionally known)
Words meanings and morphology
विप्रस्य (viprasya) - of a brahmin man (as the father) (of a brahmin; of a twice-born person)
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of vipra
vipra - brahmin, a twice-born man
त्रिषु (triṣu) - in the case of women from three (lower) classes (in three; among three)
(numeral)
Note: Adjective agreeing with varṇeṣu.
वर्णेषु (varṇeṣu) - in the case of women from three (lower) social classes (in classes; among castes)
(noun)
Locative, masculine, plural of varṇa
varṇa - caste, class, color
Root: vṛ (class 9)
Note: Refers to women of the lower social classes.
नृपतेः (nṛpateḥ) - of a king (kṣatriya) as the father (of a king; of a ruler)
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of nṛpati
nṛpati - king, lord of men
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nṛ+pati)
- nṛ – man, human being
noun (masculine) - pati – master, lord, husband
noun (masculine)
वर्णयोः (varṇayoḥ) - in the case of women from two (lower) social classes (in two castes; among two classes)
(noun)
Locative, masculine, dual of varṇa
varṇa - caste, class, color
Root: vṛ (class 9)
Note: Refers to women of the lower social classes.
द्वयोः (dvayoḥ) - in the case of women from two (lower) classes (of two; in two; among two)
(numeral)
Note: Adjective agreeing with varṇayoḥ.
वैश्यस्य (vaiśyasya) - of a vaiśya man (as the father) (of a vaiśya)
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of vaiśya
vaiśya - a man of the third class (agriculturist, merchant)
Root: viś
वर्णे (varṇe) - in the case of a woman from one (lower) social class (in a caste; in a class)
(noun)
Locative, masculine, singular of varṇa
varṇa - caste, class, color
Root: vṛ (class 9)
Note: Refers to a woman of a lower social class.
च (ca) - and
(indeclinable)
एकस्मिन् (ekasmin) - in the case of a woman from one (lower) class (in one; in a single)
(numeral)
Note: Adjective agreeing with varṇe.
षट् (ṣaṭ) - six
(numeral)
Note: Forms nominative ṣaṭ.
एते (ete) - these six types of degraded offspring (these)
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of etad
etad - this, these
Note: Refers to the six types of degraded offspring.
अपसदाः (apasadāḥ) - persons of degraded mixed castes (degraded ones; low-born persons)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of apasada
apasada - degraded man, low-born
From apa + sad (to sit, settle down), implying 'fallen from place'.
Prefix: apa
Root: sad (class 1)
स्मृताः (smṛtāḥ) - are considered (to be degraded) (remembered; considered; traditionally known)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of smṛta
smṛta - remembered, recollected, considered
Past Passive Participle
From root smṛ (to remember).
Root: smṛ (class 1)
Note: Agrees with `ete apasadāḥ`.