मनु-स्मृतिः
manu-smṛtiḥ
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chapter-11, verse-159
बिडालकाकाखूच्छिष्टं जग्ध्वा श्वनकुलस्य च ।
केशकीटावपन्नं च पिबेद ब्रह्मसुवर्चलाम ॥१५९॥
केशकीटावपन्नं च पिबेद ब्रह्मसुवर्चलाम ॥१५९॥
159. biḍālakākākhūcchiṣṭaṁ jagdhvā śvanakulasya ca ,
keśakīṭāvapannaṁ ca pibed brahmasuvarcalām.
keśakīṭāvapannaṁ ca pibed brahmasuvarcalām.
159.
biḍālakākākhūcchiṣṭam jagdhvā śvanakulasya ca
keśakīṭāvapannam ca pibet brahmasuvarcalām
keśakīṭāvapannam ca pibet brahmasuvarcalām
159.
biḍālakākākhūcchiṣṭam śvanakulasya ca
keśakīṭāvapannam ca jagdhvā brahmasuvarcalām pibet
keśakīṭāvapannam ca jagdhvā brahmasuvarcalām pibet
159.
If one has eaten food left over by a cat, crow, or mouse, or food belonging to a dog or mongoose, or food into which hair or insects have fallen, one should drink *brahmasuvarcalā*.
Words meanings summery:
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- बिडालकाकाखूच्छिष्टम् (biḍālakākākhūcchiṣṭam) - remnants/leftovers from a cat, crow, or mouse
- जग्ध्वा (jagdhvā) - having eaten, after eating
- श्वनकुलस्य (śvanakulasya) - of a dog or mongoose
- च (ca) - and, also
- केशकीटावपन्नम् (keśakīṭāvapannam) - into which hair or insects have fallen, contaminated by hair or insects
- च (ca) - and, also
- पिबेत् (pibet) - one should drink
- ब्रह्मसुवर्चलाम् (brahmasuvarcalām) - the purifying herb Brahmasuvarcalā (the plant Brahmasuvarcalā)
Words meanings and morphology
बिडालकाकाखूच्छिष्टम् (biḍālakākākhūcchiṣṭam) - remnants/leftovers from a cat, crow, or mouse
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of biḍālakākākhūcchiṣṭa
biḍālakākākhūcchiṣṭa - leftovers from a cat, crow, or mouse
Compound type : tatpurusha (biḍāla+kāka+ākhu+ucchiṣṭa)
- biḍāla – cat
noun (masculine) - kāka – crow
noun (masculine) - ākhu – mouse, rat
noun (masculine) - ucchiṣṭa – leftover, defiled food, remnant
adjective (neuter)
Past Passive Participle
Derived from √śiṣ (to leave) with prefix ud- (up, out)
Prefix: ud
Root: √śiṣ (class 7)
Note: Compound noun functioning as the object of the absolutive 'jagdhvā'.
जग्ध्वा (jagdhvā) - having eaten, after eating
(indeclinable)
absolutive
Derived from root √ghaṣ/√gras (to eat) via an irregular formation.
Root: √ghaṣ (class 1)
श्वनकुलस्य (śvanakulasya) - of a dog or mongoose
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of śvanakula
śvanakula - dog and mongoose (collectively)
Compound type : dvandva (śvan+nakula)
- śvan – dog
noun (masculine) - nakula – mongoose
noun (masculine)
Note: Compound of 'śvan' (dog) and 'nakula' (mongoose). Genitive singular, indicating possession or origin of food.
च (ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
Note: Conjunction.
केशकीटावपन्नम् (keśakīṭāvapannam) - into which hair or insects have fallen, contaminated by hair or insects
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of keśakīṭāvapanna
keśakīṭāvapanna - fallen into by hair or insects, contaminated by hair or insects
Compound type : tatpurusha (keśa+kīṭa+avapanna)
- keśa – hair
noun (masculine) - kīṭa – insect
noun (masculine) - avapanna – fallen into, contaminated
adjective (neuter)
Past Passive Participle
Derived from √pad (to go, fall) with prefix ava- (down).
Prefix: ava
Root: √pad (class 4)
Note: Compound adjective in accusative singular, implicitly modifying 'food'.
च (ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
Note: Conjunction.
पिबेत् (pibet) - one should drink
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi-liṅ) of √pā
optative
3rd person singular, active voice.
Root: √pā (class 1)
Note: Mandatory or prescriptive mood.
ब्रह्मसुवर्चलाम् (brahmasuvarcalām) - the purifying herb Brahmasuvarcalā (the plant Brahmasuvarcalā)
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of brahmasuvarcalā
brahmasuvarcalā - a specific plant, a medicinal or purifying herb (e.g., Siphonanthus indica)
Note: Object of the verb 'pibet'.