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मनु-स्मृतिः       manu-smṛtiḥ - chapter-11, verse-48

इह दुश्चरितैः के चित के चित पूर्वकृतैस्तथा ।
प्राप्नुवन्ति दुरात्मानो नरा रूपविपर्ययम ॥४८॥
48. iha duścaritaiḥ ke cit ke cit pūrvakṛtaistathā ,
prāpnuvanti durātmāno narā rūpaviparyayam.
48. iha duścaritaiḥ ke cit ke cit pūrvakṛtaiḥ tathā
prāpnuvanti durātmānaḥ narāḥ rūpaviparyayam
48. iha durātmānaḥ narāḥ ke cit duścaritaiḥ ke cit
tathā pūrvakṛtaiḥ rūpaviparyayam prāpnuvanti
48. In this world, some wicked-souled individuals (narā) experience a distortion of form due to their evil conduct, while others likewise suffer this due to past (karma).

Words meanings summery:

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  • इह (iha) - here, in this world, in this case
  • दुश्चरितैः (duścaritaiḥ) - by evil deeds, by wicked conduct
  • के (ke) - some, who
  • चित् (cit) - particle indicating indefiniteness; some
  • के (ke) - some, who
  • चित् (cit) - particle indicating indefiniteness; some
  • पूर्वकृतैः (pūrvakṛtaiḥ) - by previous actions, by what was done before
  • तथा (tathā) - similarly, in that manner, and so
  • प्राप्नुवन्ति (prāpnuvanti) - they obtain, they attain, they experience
  • दुरात्मानः (durātmānaḥ) - wicked-souled, evil-minded, vile persons
  • नराः (narāḥ) - men, humans, individuals
  • रूपविपर्ययम् (rūpaviparyayam) - distortion of form, change of appearance, deformity

Words meanings and morphology

इह (iha) - here, in this world, in this case
(indeclinable)
दुश्चरितैः (duścaritaiḥ) - by evil deeds, by wicked conduct
(noun)
Instrumental, neuter, plural of duścarita
duścarita - evil conduct, bad deed
Past Passive Participle (carita)
compound dus (bad) + carita (conduct, action)
Compound type : tatpurusha (dus+carita)
  • dus – bad, difficult, evil
    indeclinable
    prefix/particle
  • carita – done, performed, conduct, action
    noun (neuter)
    Past Passive Participle
    root car + kta suffix
    Root: car (class 1)
के (ke) - some, who
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of kim
kim - who, what, some
Note: used with cit to mean "some"
चित् (cit) - particle indicating indefiniteness; some
(indeclinable)
के (ke) - some, who
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of kim
kim - who, what, some
Note: used with cit to mean "some"
चित् (cit) - particle indicating indefiniteness; some
(indeclinable)
पूर्वकृतैः (pūrvakṛtaiḥ) - by previous actions, by what was done before
(adjective)
Instrumental, neuter, plural of pūrvakṛta
pūrvakṛta - done previously, a past action
Past Passive Participle (kṛta)
Compound formed from pūrva (previous) and kṛta (done)
Compound type : tatpurusha (pūrva+kṛta)
  • pūrva – previous, former, prior
    adjective (masculine)
  • kṛta – done, made, performed, an action
    adjective (neuter)
    Past Passive Participle
    root kṛ + suffix kta
    Root: kṛ (class 8)
Note: agreeing with an implicit karma (actions)
तथा (tathā) - similarly, in that manner, and so
(indeclinable)
प्राप्नुवन्ति (prāpnuvanti) - they obtain, they attain, they experience
(verb)
3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of prāp
Present Tense, Parasmaipada, 3rd Person Plural
prefix pra + root āp + nu-suffix (class 5) + anti ending
Prefix: pra
Root: āp (class 5)
दुरात्मानः (durātmānaḥ) - wicked-souled, evil-minded, vile persons
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of durātman
durātman - wicked-souled, evil-minded, vile person
Compound dur (bad) + ātman (soul, self)
Compound type : karmadhāraya (dur+ātman)
  • dur – bad, evil, difficult
    indeclinable
    prefix/particle
  • ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence
    noun (masculine)
Note: agreeing with narāḥ
नराः (narāḥ) - men, humans, individuals
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of nara
nara - man, human, person
Root: nṛ
रूपविपर्ययम् (rūpaviparyayam) - distortion of form, change of appearance, deformity
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of rūpaviparyaya
rūpaviparyaya - distortion of form, change of appearance, deformity
Compound rūpa (form) + viparyaya (change, inversion)
Compound type : tatpurusha (rūpa+viparyaya)
  • rūpa – form, appearance, shape
    noun (neuter)
  • viparyaya – change, inversion, distortion, reversal
    noun (masculine)
    prefix vi + prefix pari + root i (to go)
    Prefixes: vi+pari
    Root: i (class 2)