मनु-स्मृतिः
manu-smṛtiḥ
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chapter-11, verse-131
मार्जारनकुलौ हत्वा चाषं मण्डूकमेव च ।
श्वगोधौलूककाकांश्च शूद्रहत्याव्रतं चरेत ॥१३१॥
श्वगोधौलूककाकांश्च शूद्रहत्याव्रतं चरेत ॥१३१॥
131. mārjāranakulau hatvā cāṣaṁ maṇḍūkameva ca ,
śvagodhaulūkakākāṁśca śūdrahatyāvrataṁ caret.
śvagodhaulūkakākāṁśca śūdrahatyāvrataṁ caret.
131.
mārjāranakulau hatvā cāṣam maṇḍūkam eva ca
śvagodhoulūkakākān ca śūdrahātyāvratam careta
śvagodhoulūkakākān ca śūdrahātyāvratam careta
131.
mārjāranakulau cāṣam maṇḍūkam eva ca
śvagodhoulūkakākān ca hatvā śūdrahātyāvratam careta
śvagodhoulūkakākān ca hatvā śūdrahātyāvratam careta
131.
If one kills a cat, a mongoose, a jay, a frog, a dog, a godhā lizard, an owl, or crows, one should undertake the penance (vrata) prescribed for killing a śūdra.
Words meanings summery:
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- मार्जारनकुलौ (mārjāranakulau) - a cat and a mongoose
- हत्वा (hatvā) - having killed
- चाषम् (cāṣam) - a jay
- मण्डूकम् (maṇḍūkam) - a frog
- एव (eva) - indeed, only, even
- च (ca) - and
- श्वगोधोउलूककाकान् (śvagodhoulūkakākān) - dogs, godhā lizards, owls, and crows
- च (ca) - and
- शूद्रहात्याव्रतम् (śūdrahātyāvratam) - penance for killing a śūdra
- चरेत (careta) - one should perform, one should undertake
Words meanings and morphology
मार्जारनकुलौ (mārjāranakulau) - a cat and a mongoose
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, dual of mārjāranakula
mārjāranakula - a cat and a mongoose (dvandva compound)
Compound type : dvandva (mārjāra+nakula)
- mārjāra – a cat
noun (masculine) - nakula – a mongoose
noun (masculine)
हत्वा (hatvā) - having killed
(indeclinable)
absolutive (gerund)
Derived from root han (to strike, to kill) with suffix -tvā.
Root: han (class 2)
चाषम् (cāṣam) - a jay
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of cāṣa
cāṣa - a jay, a kind of bird
मण्डूकम् (maṇḍūkam) - a frog
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of maṇḍūka
maṇḍūka - a frog
एव (eva) - indeed, only, even
(indeclinable)
particle
च (ca) - and
(indeclinable)
conjunction
श्वगोधोउलूककाकान् (śvagodhoulūkakākān) - dogs, godhā lizards, owls, and crows
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of śvagodhoulūkakāka
śvagodhoulūkakāka - a dog, a godhā lizard, an owl, and a crow (dvandva compound)
Compound type : dvandva (śvan+godhā+ulūka+kāka)
- śvan – a dog
noun (masculine) - godhā – a godhā lizard, iguana
noun (feminine) - ulūka – an owl
noun (masculine) - kāka – a crow
noun (masculine)
च (ca) - and
(indeclinable)
conjunction
शूद्रहात्याव्रतम् (śūdrahātyāvratam) - penance for killing a śūdra
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of śūdrahātyāvrata
śūdrahātyāvrata - penance (vrata) for killing a śūdra
Compound type : tatpurusha (śūdrahātyā+vrata)
- śūdrahātyā – killing of a śūdra
noun (feminine) - vrata – a vow, religious observance, penance
noun (neuter)
चरेत (careta) - one should perform, one should undertake
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi liṅ) of car
optative mood, 3rd person singular
root car, 1st class (bhvādi)
Root: car (class 1)