मनु-स्मृतिः
manu-smṛtiḥ
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chapter-11, verse-175
चण्डालान्त्यस्त्रियो गत्वा भुक्त्वा च प्रतिगृह्य च ।
पतत्यज्ञानतो विप्रो ज्ञानात साम्यं तु गच्छति ॥१७५॥
पतत्यज्ञानतो विप्रो ज्ञानात साम्यं तु गच्छति ॥१७५॥
175. caṇḍālāntyastriyo gatvā bhuktvā ca pratigṛhya ca ,
patatyajñānato vipro jñānāt sāmyaṁ tu gacchati.
patatyajñānato vipro jñānāt sāmyaṁ tu gacchati.
175.
caṇḍālāntyastriyaḥ gatvā bhuktvā ca pratigṛhya ca
patati ajñānataḥ vipraḥ jñānāt sāmyam tu gacchati
patati ajñānataḥ vipraḥ jñānāt sāmyam tu gacchati
175.
vipraḥ ajñānataḥ caṇḍālāntyastriyaḥ gatvā ca bhuktvā
ca pratigṛhya patati tu jñānāt sāmyam gacchati
ca pratigṛhya patati tu jñānāt sāmyam gacchati
175.
A brahmin who, out of ignorance, has approached, eaten with, or accepted gifts from women of the caṇḍāla (outcaste) or lowest classes, falls (from his status). However, if he does this knowingly, he attains the same degraded status.
Words meanings summery:
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- चण्डालान्त्यस्त्रियः (caṇḍālāntyastriyaḥ) - women of outcasts and lowest classes
- गत्वा (gatvā) - having gone, having approached
- भुक्त्वा (bhuktvā) - having eaten, having enjoyed
- च (ca) - and
- प्रतिगृह्य (pratigṛhya) - having accepted, having received
- च (ca) - and
- पतति (patati) - falls, sinks
- अज्ञानतः (ajñānataḥ) - unknowingly, out of ignorance
- विप्रः (vipraḥ) - a brahmin, a twice-born
- ज्ञानात् (jñānāt) - from knowledge, knowingly
- साम्यम् (sāmyam) - equality, likeness, similar status
- तु (tu) - but, however
- गच्छति (gacchati) - goes, attains, reaches
Words meanings and morphology
चण्डालान्त्यस्त्रियः (caṇḍālāntyastriyaḥ) - women of outcasts and lowest classes
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, plural of caṇḍālāntyastrī
caṇḍālāntyastrī - woman of caṇḍālas and antyas (lowest classes)
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (caṇḍāla+antya+strī)
- caṇḍāla – an outcast, a person of the lowest caste
noun (masculine) - antya – lowest, last; a person of the lowest class
noun (masculine) - strī – woman, wife
noun (feminine)
गत्वा (gatvā) - having gone, having approached
(indeclinable)
absolutive
Derived from root gam (to go) with suffix -tvā
Root: gam (class 1)
भुक्त्वा (bhuktvā) - having eaten, having enjoyed
(indeclinable)
absolutive
Derived from root bhuj (to eat, enjoy) with suffix -tvā
Root: bhuj (class 7)
च (ca) - and
(indeclinable)
प्रतिगृह्य (pratigṛhya) - having accepted, having received
(indeclinable)
absolutive (gerund)
Derived from root grah (to seize, accept) with prefix prati, using suffix -ya for prefixed roots
Prefix: prati
Root: grah (class 9)
च (ca) - and
(indeclinable)
पतति (patati) - falls, sinks
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present (lat) of pat
present active
3rd person singular present active from root pat
Root: pat (class 1)
अज्ञानतः (ajñānataḥ) - unknowingly, out of ignorance
(indeclinable)
Derived with -tas suffix indicating 'from' or 'owing to'
Note: Ablative adverbial suffix -tas
विप्रः (vipraḥ) - a brahmin, a twice-born
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of vipra
vipra - a brahmin, inspired, wise
ज्ञानात् (jñānāt) - from knowledge, knowingly
(noun)
Ablative, neuter, singular of jñāna
jñāna - knowledge, spiritual knowledge
Root: jñā (class 9)
साम्यम् (sāmyam) - equality, likeness, similar status
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of sāmya
sāmya - equality, sameness, likeness
Derived from sama (equal) with suffix -ya
तु (tu) - but, however
(indeclinable)
गच्छति (gacchati) - goes, attains, reaches
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present (lat) of gam
present active
3rd person singular present active from root gam
Root: gam (class 1)