मनु-स्मृतिः
manu-smṛtiḥ
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chapter-10, verse-46
ये द्विजानामपसदा ये चापध्वंसजाः स्मृताः ।
ते निन्दितैर्वर्तयेयुर्द्विजानामेव कर्मभिः ॥४६॥
ते निन्दितैर्वर्तयेयुर्द्विजानामेव कर्मभिः ॥४६॥
46. ye dvijānāmapasadā ye cāpadhvaṁsajāḥ smṛtāḥ ,
te ninditairvartayeyurdvijānāmeva karmabhiḥ.
te ninditairvartayeyurdvijānāmeva karmabhiḥ.
46.
ye dvijānām apasadāḥ ye ca apadhvaṃsajāḥ smṛtāḥ
te ninditaiḥ vartayeyuḥ dvijānām eva karmabhiḥ
te ninditaiḥ vartayeyuḥ dvijānām eva karmabhiḥ
46.
ye dvijānām apasadāḥ,
ye ca apadhvaṃsajāḥ smṛtāḥ,
te dvijānām eva ninditaiḥ karmabhiḥ vartayeyuḥ.
ye ca apadhvaṃsajāḥ smṛtāḥ,
te dvijānām eva ninditaiḥ karmabhiḥ vartayeyuḥ.
46.
Those who are considered base among the twice-born (dvija), and those who are known to be born from degraded unions, should subsist by the censured occupations that are nevertheless associated with the twice-born themselves.
Words meanings summery:
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- ये (ye) - those who, which
- द्विजानाम् (dvijānām) - of the twice-born, of Brahmins
- अपसदाः (apasadāḥ) - outcasts, degraded ones, base ones
- ये (ye) - those who, which
- च (ca) - and
- अपध्वंसजाः (apadhvaṁsajāḥ) - born from degradation, born from inferior unions
- स्मृताः (smṛtāḥ) - are remembered, are considered, are known
- ते (te) - they
- निन्दितैः (ninditaiḥ) - by the censured, by the reproachable, by the despised
- वर्तयेयुः (vartayeyuḥ) - they should subsist, they should live
- द्विजानाम् (dvijānām) - of the twice-born, of Brahmins
- एव (eva) - only, indeed, just, very
- कर्मभिः (karmabhiḥ) - by the actions, by the occupations, by the duties
Words meanings and morphology
ये (ye) - those who, which
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of yat
yat - which, who, what
द्विजानाम् (dvijānām) - of the twice-born, of Brahmins
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, plural of dvija
dvija - twice-born (Brahmin, Kshatriya, Vaishya), bird, tooth
अपसदाः (apasadāḥ) - outcasts, degraded ones, base ones
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of apasada
apasada - low, base, degraded, outcast
Prefix: apa
Root: sad (class 1)
ये (ye) - those who, which
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of yat
yat - which, who, what
च (ca) - and
(indeclinable)
अपध्वंसजाः (apadhvaṁsajāḥ) - born from degradation, born from inferior unions
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of apadhvaṃsaja
apadhvaṁsaja - born from degradation or illicit unions (especially pratiloma)
Compound of apadhvaṃsa (degradation) and ja (born from)
Compound type : tatpurusha (apadhvaṃsa+ja)
- apadhvaṃsa – degradation, fall, decline
noun (masculine)
Prefix: apa - ja – born, produced from
adjective (masculine)
Suffix from root jan (to be born)
Root: jan (class 4)
स्मृताः (smṛtāḥ) - are remembered, are considered, are known
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of smṛta
smṛta - remembered, recalled, considered, known
Past Passive Participle
From root smṛ (to remember)
Root: smṛ (class 1)
Note: Used as a predicate adjective
ते (te) - they
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
निन्दितैः (ninditaiḥ) - by the censured, by the reproachable, by the despised
(adjective)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of nindita
nindita - censured, reproached, despised, blameworthy
Past Passive Participle
From root nind (to blame, censure)
Root: nind (class 1)
Note: Qualifies karmabhiḥ
वर्तयेयुः (vartayeyuḥ) - they should subsist, they should live
(verb)
3rd person , plural, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of vṛt
Causative Optative
Causative stem vartay- from root vṛt (class 1, ātmanepada); 3rd person plural optative active
Root: vṛt (class 1)
Note: Used with an instrumental case for means of subsistence
द्विजानाम् (dvijānām) - of the twice-born, of Brahmins
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, plural of dvija
dvija - twice-born (Brahmin, Kshatriya, Vaishya), bird, tooth
एव (eva) - only, indeed, just, very
(indeclinable)
Note: Emphatic particle
कर्मभिः (karmabhiḥ) - by the actions, by the occupations, by the duties
(noun)
Instrumental, neuter, plural of karman
karman - action, deed, work, occupation, duty, ritual
Note: Means of subsistence