मनु-स्मृतिः
manu-smṛtiḥ
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chapter-11, verse-66
धान्यकुप्यपशुस्तेयं मद्यपस्त्रीनिषेवणम ।
स्त्रीशूद्रविट्क्षत्रवधो नास्तिक्यं चोपपातकम ॥६६॥
स्त्रीशूद्रविट्क्षत्रवधो नास्तिक्यं चोपपातकम ॥६६॥
66. dhānyakupyapaśusteyaṁ madyapastrīniṣevaṇam ,
strīśūdraviṭkṣatravadho nāstikyaṁ copapātakam.
strīśūdraviṭkṣatravadho nāstikyaṁ copapātakam.
66.
dhānyakupya-paśusteyam madyapastrī-niṣevaṇam
strīśūdraviṭkṣatravadhaḥ nāstikyam ca upapātakam
strīśūdraviṭkṣatravadhaḥ nāstikyam ca upapātakam
66.
dhānyakupya-paśusteyam,
madyapastrī-niṣevaṇam,
strīśūdraviṭkṣatravadhaḥ,
ca nāstikyam upapātakam
madyapastrī-niṣevaṇam,
strīśūdraviṭkṣatravadhaḥ,
ca nāstikyam upapātakam
66.
The theft of grain, base metals, or animals; associating with a woman addicted to alcohol; the killing of women, śūdras, vaiśyas, or kṣatriyas; and disbelief in the Vedas (nāstikya) are all minor offenses (upapātaka).
Words meanings summery:
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- धान्यकुप्य-पशुस्तेयम् (dhānyakupya-paśusteyam) - the theft of grain, base metals, or animals (theft of grain, base metals, and animals)
- मद्यपस्त्री-निषेवणम् (madyapastrī-niṣevaṇam) - associating with a woman addicted to alcohol (associating with a woman who drinks liquor)
- स्त्रीशूद्रविट्क्षत्रवधः (strīśūdraviṭkṣatravadhaḥ) - the killing of women, śūdras, vaiśyas, or kṣatriyas (killing of women, śūdras, vaiśyas, and kṣatriyas)
- नास्तिक्यम् (nāstikyam) - disbelief in the Vedas (nāstikya) (atheism, disbelief in the Vedas, heterodoxy)
- च (ca) - and (and, also)
- उपपातकम् (upapātakam) - minor offense (upapātaka) (minor offense, secondary sin, lesser transgression)
Words meanings and morphology
धान्यकुप्य-पशुस्तेयम् (dhānyakupya-paśusteyam) - the theft of grain, base metals, or animals (theft of grain, base metals, and animals)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of dhānyakupya-paśusteya
dhānyakupya-paśusteya - theft of grain, base metals, and animals
Dvandva compound of dhānya, kupya, paśu followed by steya.
Compound type : dvandva-tatpuruṣa (dhānya+kupya+paśu+steya)
- dhānya – grain, corn
noun (neuter)
From dhā (to place) + nyat suffix.
Root: dhā (class 3) - kupya – base metal, false coin, anything vile or contemptible
noun (neuter)
From kup (to be angry) + ṇyat suffix.
Root: kup (class 1) - paśu – animal, beast, cattle
noun (masculine)
Root: paś (class 1) - steya – theft, stealing
noun (neuter)
From root stai (to steal) with ya suffix.
Root: stai (class 1)
Note: The entire compound acts as a singular neuter noun.
मद्यपस्त्री-निषेवणम् (madyapastrī-niṣevaṇam) - associating with a woman addicted to alcohol (associating with a woman who drinks liquor)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of madyapastrī-niṣevaṇa
madyapastrī-niṣevaṇa - associating with a woman who drinks liquor
Tatpuruṣa compound (madyapastrī + niṣevaṇa).
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (madyapastrī+niṣevaṇa)
- madyapastrī – a woman who drinks liquor
noun (feminine)
Karmadhāraya compound of madyapa + strī. - niṣevaṇa – association, service, indulgence, practice
noun (neuter)
From ni + sev (to serve, attend) with lyuṭ suffix.
Prefix: ni
Root: sev (class 1)
Note: The entire compound acts as a singular neuter noun.
स्त्रीशूद्रविट्क्षत्रवधः (strīśūdraviṭkṣatravadhaḥ) - the killing of women, śūdras, vaiśyas, or kṣatriyas (killing of women, śūdras, vaiśyas, and kṣatriyas)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of strīśūdraviṭkṣatravadha
strīśūdraviṭkṣatravadha - killing of women, śūdras, vaiśyas, and kṣatriyas
Dvandva compound of strī, śūdra, viṭ, kṣatra followed by vadha.
Compound type : dvandva-tatpuruṣa (strī+śūdra+viṭ+kṣatra+vadha)
- strī – woman, female
noun (feminine) - śūdra – member of the fourth social class
noun (masculine) - viṭ – vaiśya, member of the third social class, commoner
noun (masculine)
From viś (to enter, settle).
Root: viś (class 6) - kṣatra – kṣatriya, member of the second social class, warrior, ruler
noun (neuter)
From root kṣi (to rule, possess) + tra suffix.
Root: kṣi (class 5) - vadha – killing, slaying, murder
noun (masculine)
From root han (to strike, kill) with a irregular 'vadha' form.
Root: han (class 2)
Note: The entire compound acts as a singular masculine noun.
नास्तिक्यम् (nāstikyam) - disbelief in the Vedas (nāstikya) (atheism, disbelief in the Vedas, heterodoxy)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of nāstikya
nāstikya - atheism, disbelief in the Vedas, heterodoxy
From nāstika (atheist) with ṣyañ suffix, expressing 'state or action of'. nāstika comes from 'na asti iti' (it is not) referring to rejection of Vedic authority.
Note: The term (nāstikya) is to be preserved in translation according to instructions.
च (ca) - and (and, also)
(indeclinable)
उपपातकम् (upapātakam) - minor offense (upapātaka) (minor offense, secondary sin, lesser transgression)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of upapātaka
upapātaka - minor offense, secondary sin, lesser transgression
From upa (subordinate, near) + pātaka (sin, crime).
Prefix: upa
Root: pat (class 1)
Note: Serves as the predicate for the list of items described in the verse. The term (upapātaka) is to be preserved in translation.