मनु-स्मृतिः
manu-smṛtiḥ
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chapter-10, verse-24
व्यभिचारेण वर्णानामवेद्यावेदनेन च ।
स्वकर्मणां च त्यागेन जायन्ते वर्णसङ्कराः ॥२४॥
स्वकर्मणां च त्यागेन जायन्ते वर्णसङ्कराः ॥२४॥
24. vyabhicāreṇa varṇānāmavedyāvedanena ca ,
svakarmaṇāṁ ca tyāgena jāyante varṇasaṅkarāḥ.
svakarmaṇāṁ ca tyāgena jāyante varṇasaṅkarāḥ.
24.
vyabhicāreṇa varṇānām avedyāvedanena ca
svakarmaṇām ca tyāgena jāyante varṇasaṅkarāḥ
svakarmaṇām ca tyāgena jāyante varṇasaṅkarāḥ
24.
varṇānām vyabhicāreṇa ca avedyāvedanena ca
svakarmaṇām tyāgena ca varṇasaṅkarāḥ jāyante
svakarmaṇām tyāgena ca varṇasaṅkarāḥ jāyante
24.
Through promiscuity among the social classes (varṇa), through marrying those who should not be married, and through the abandonment of one's own prescribed duties, mixed classes (varṇasaṅkara) are born.
Words meanings summery:
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- व्यभिचारेण (vyabhicāreṇa) - through promiscuity; through transgression; through deviation
- वर्णानाम् (varṇānām) - of the social classes; of the colors
- अवेद्यावेदनेन (avedyāvedanena) - through marrying those who should not be married
- च (ca) - and
- स्वकर्मणाम् (svakarmaṇām) - of one's own duties/actions
- च (ca) - and
- त्यागेन (tyāgena) - through abandonment; by giving up
- जायन्ते (jāyante) - are born, arise
- वर्णसङ्कराः (varṇasaṅkarāḥ) - mixed classes; hybrid castes
Words meanings and morphology
व्यभिचारेण (vyabhicāreṇa) - through promiscuity; through transgression; through deviation
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, singular of vyabhicāra
vyabhicāra - transgression, deviation, unfaithfulness, promiscuity, adultery
Prefixes: vi+abhi
Root: car (class 1)
वर्णानाम् (varṇānām) - of the social classes; of the colors
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, plural of varṇa
varṇa - color; social class, caste; sound, letter
अवेद्यावेदनेन (avedyāvedanena) - through marrying those who should not be married
(noun)
Instrumental, neuter, singular of avedyāvedana
avedyāvedana - the act of giving in marriage a woman who should not be married or given; marrying a forbidden person
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (avedya+āvedana)
- avedya – not to be known; not to be married; improper to be married
adjective (neuter)
gerundive
negative prefix 'a' + root 'vid' + suffix '-ya'
Prefix: a
Root: vid (class 2) - āvedana – making known, announcing; giving in marriage; application
noun (neuter)
verbal noun
root 'vid' + upasarga 'ā' + suffix '-ana'
Prefix: ā
Root: vid (class 2)
च (ca) - and
(indeclinable)
स्वकर्मणाम् (svakarmaṇām) - of one's own duties/actions
(noun)
Genitive, neuter, plural of svakarman
svakarman - one's own action, one's own duty, one's own occupation
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sva+karman)
- sva – one's own, self
pronoun - karman – action, deed, work, duty (karma)
noun (neuter)
Root: kṛ (class 8)
च (ca) - and
(indeclinable)
त्यागेन (tyāgena) - through abandonment; by giving up
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, singular of tyāga
tyāga - abandonment, renunciation, giving up, sacrifice
Root: tyaj (class 1)
जायन्ते (jāyante) - are born, arise
(verb)
3rd person , plural, middle, present (laṭ) of jan
present tense
root class 4, middle voice, present participle root
Root: jan (class 4)
वर्णसङ्कराः (varṇasaṅkarāḥ) - mixed classes; hybrid castes
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of varṇasaṅkara
varṇasaṅkara - mixture of social classes; hybrid caste; progeny of mixed marriages
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (varṇa+saṅkara)
- varṇa – social class, caste
noun (masculine) - saṅkara – mixture, confusion, hybrid
noun (masculine)
Prefix: sam
Root: kṛ (class 6)