मनु-स्मृतिः
manu-smṛtiḥ
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chapter-10, verse-47
सूतानामश्वसारथ्यमम्बष्ठानां चिकित्सनम ।
वैदेहकानां स्त्रीकार्यं मागधानां वणिक्पथः ॥४७॥
वैदेहकानां स्त्रीकार्यं मागधानां वणिक्पथः ॥४७॥
47. sūtānāmaśvasārathyamambaṣṭhānāṁ cikitsanam ,
vaidehakānāṁ strīkāryaṁ māgadhānāṁ vaṇikpathaḥ.
vaidehakānāṁ strīkāryaṁ māgadhānāṁ vaṇikpathaḥ.
47.
sūtānām aśvasārathyam ambaṣṭhānām cikitsanam
vaidehakānām strīkāryam māgadhānām vaṇikpathaḥ
vaidehakānām strīkāryam māgadhānām vaṇikpathaḥ
47.
sūtānām aśvasārathyam; ambaṣṭhānām cikitsanam; vaidehakānām strīkāryam; māgadhānām vaṇikpathaḥ.
47.
Charioteering is for the Sūtas; healing is for the Ambaṣṭhas; activities related to women are for the Vaidehakas; and trade is the path for the Māgadhas.
Words meanings summery:
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- सूतानाम् (sūtānām) - of the Sūta mixed caste (of the Sūtas)
- अश्वसारथ्यम् (aśvasārathyam) - horse-driving, charioteering
- अम्बष्ठानाम् (ambaṣṭhānām) - of the Ambaṣṭha mixed caste (of the Ambaṣṭhas)
- चिकित्सनम् (cikitsanam) - healing, medical practice, therapy
- वैदेहकानाम् (vaidehakānām) - of the Vaidehaka mixed caste (of the Vaidehakas)
- स्त्रीकार्यम् (strīkāryam) - women's work, activities related to women
- मागधानाम् (māgadhānām) - of the Māgadha mixed caste (of the Māgadhas)
- वणिक्पथः (vaṇikpathaḥ) - merchant's path, trade, commerce
Words meanings and morphology
सूतानाम् (sūtānām) - of the Sūta mixed caste (of the Sūtas)
(proper noun)
Genitive, masculine, plural of sūta
sūta - charioteer, bard, a mixed caste (son of a kṣatriya father and brāhmaṇa mother)
अश्वसारथ्यम् (aśvasārathyam) - horse-driving, charioteering
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of aśvasārathya
aśvasārathya - charioteering, the profession of a horse-driver
Derived from aśva-sārathi (horse-charioteer)
Compound type : tatpurusha (aśva+sārathi)
- aśva – horse
noun (masculine) - sārathi – charioteer, driver
noun (masculine)
Note: Acts as the predicate
अम्बष्ठानाम् (ambaṣṭhānām) - of the Ambaṣṭha mixed caste (of the Ambaṣṭhas)
(proper noun)
Genitive, masculine, plural of ambaṣṭha
ambaṣṭha - a mixed caste (son of a brāhmaṇa father and vaiśya mother), physician
चिकित्सनम् (cikitsanam) - healing, medical practice, therapy
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of cikitsana
cikitsana - healing, medical treatment, therapy
Desiderative noun
From root kit (to heal), desiderative stem cikits-
Root: kit (class 1)
Note: Acts as the predicate
वैदेहकानाम् (vaidehakānām) - of the Vaidehaka mixed caste (of the Vaidehakas)
(proper noun)
Genitive, masculine, plural of vaidehaka
vaidehaka - a mixed caste (son of a vaiśya father and brāhmaṇa mother), trader, pimp
स्त्रीकार्यम् (strīkāryam) - women's work, activities related to women
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of strīkārya
strīkārya - women's business, work concerning women, activities related to women
Compound of strī (woman) and kārya (work, business)
Compound type : tatpurusha (strī+kārya)
- strī – woman, wife
noun (feminine) - kārya – work, business, duty, what is to be done
noun (neuter)
Gerundive
From root kṛ (to do)
Root: kṛ (class 8)
Note: Acts as the predicate
मागधानाम् (māgadhānām) - of the Māgadha mixed caste (of the Māgadhas)
(proper noun)
Genitive, masculine, plural of māgadha
māgadha - an inhabitant of Magadha, a mixed caste (son of a vaiśya father and kṣatriya mother), bard, merchant
वणिक्पथः (vaṇikpathaḥ) - merchant's path, trade, commerce
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of vaṇikpatha
vaṇikpatha - path of trade, commerce, merchant's profession
Compound of vaṇij (merchant) and patha (path)
Compound type : tatpurusha (vaṇij+patha)
- vaṇij – merchant, trader
noun (masculine) - patha – path, road, way
noun (masculine)
Note: Acts as the predicate