मनु-स्मृतिः
manu-smṛtiḥ
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chapter-11, verse-97
यस्य कायगतं ब्रह्म मद्येनाप्लाव्यते सकृत ।
तस्य व्यपैति ब्राह्मण्यं शूद्रत्वं च स गच्छति ॥९७॥
तस्य व्यपैति ब्राह्मण्यं शूद्रत्वं च स गच्छति ॥९७॥
97. yasya kāyagataṁ brahma madyenāplāvyate sakṛt ,
tasya vyapaiti brāhmaṇyaṁ śūdratvaṁ ca sa gacchati.
tasya vyapaiti brāhmaṇyaṁ śūdratvaṁ ca sa gacchati.
97.
yasya kāyagataṃ brahma madyena āplāvyate sakṛt
tasya vyapaiti brāhmaṇyaṃ śūdratvaṃ ca saḥ gacchati
tasya vyapaiti brāhmaṇyaṃ śūdratvaṃ ca saḥ gacchati
97.
yasya kāyagataṃ brahma sakṛt madyena āplāvyate
tasya brāhmaṇyaṃ vyapaiti ca saḥ śūdratvaṃ gacchati
tasya brāhmaṇyaṃ vyapaiti ca saḥ śūdratvaṃ gacchati
97.
For him whose sacred essence (brahman) within the body is once drenched by liquor, his Brahminhood (brāhmaṇya) departs, and he attains the status of a śūdra (śūdratva).
Words meanings summery:
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- यस्य (yasya) - of the person whose (whose, of which)
- कायगतं (kāyagataṁ) - the essence that has entered and resides within the physical body (residing in the body, embodied, corporeal)
- ब्रह्म (brahma) - the inherent sacredness or spiritual essence that characterizes a Brahmin, often associated with Vedic knowledge. (sacred essence, the Veda, sacred knowledge, ultimate reality (brahman))
- मद्येन (madyena) - by the consumption or defilement with alcoholic beverages (by liquor, by intoxicating drink)
- आप्लाव्यते (āplāvyate) - is made impure by being drenched in liquor (is drenched, is immersed, is defiled by flooding)
- सकृत् (sakṛt) - even a single instance of defilement (once, a single time)
- तस्य (tasya) - of such a person (his, of that)
- व्यपैति (vyapaiti) - the Brahminhood is completely lost (departs, ceases, goes away)
- ब्राह्मण्यं (brāhmaṇyaṁ) - the inherent status and purity of a Brahmin (Brahminhood, the state of being a Brahmin)
- शूद्रत्वं (śūdratvaṁ) - the lowest of the four social classes (śūdra-hood, the state of being a śūdra)
- च (ca) - connects the two consequences (and, also)
- सः (saḥ) - refers to the Brahmin who was defiled (he, that one)
- गच्छति (gacchati) - attains the status of (goes, attains, becomes)
Words meanings and morphology
यस्य (yasya) - of the person whose (whose, of which)
(pronoun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of yad
yad - who, which, what
relative pronoun
कायगतं (kāyagataṁ) - the essence that has entered and resides within the physical body (residing in the body, embodied, corporeal)
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of kāyagata
kāyagata - gone into the body, residing in the body
gata (gone) into kāya (body)
Compound type : śasṭhī-tatpuruṣa or saptamī-tatpuruṣa (kāya+gata)
- kāya – body, physical form
noun (masculine) - gata – gone, attained, residing in
adjective (neuter)
Past Passive Participle
from √gam 'to go'
Root: gam (class 1)
Note: Modifies brahma.
ब्रह्म (brahma) - the inherent sacredness or spiritual essence that characterizes a Brahmin, often associated with Vedic knowledge. (sacred essence, the Veda, sacred knowledge, ultimate reality (brahman))
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of brahman
brahman - ultimate reality, sacred essence, the Veda, prayer
from √bṛh 'to grow, expand'
Root: bṛh (class 1)
मद्येन (madyena) - by the consumption or defilement with alcoholic beverages (by liquor, by intoxicating drink)
(noun)
Instrumental, neuter, singular of madya
madya - intoxicating drink, liquor, wine
from √mad 'to be intoxicated'
Root: mad (class 4)
आप्लाव्यते (āplāvyate) - is made impure by being drenched in liquor (is drenched, is immersed, is defiled by flooding)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of ā-plu
passive voice, present tense
3rd person singular passive present of √plu with prefix ā, formed from causative stem plāvay
Prefix: ā
Root: plu (class 1)
सकृत् (sakṛt) - even a single instance of defilement (once, a single time)
(indeclinable)
derived from sa (one) + kṛt (act/time)
तस्य (tasya) - of such a person (his, of that)
(pronoun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
correlative pronoun
Note: Refers to yasya.
व्यपैति (vyapaiti) - the Brahminhood is completely lost (departs, ceases, goes away)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of vi-apa-i
present tense
3rd person singular active present of √i with prefixes vi and apa
Prefixes: vi+apa
Root: i (class 2)
ब्राह्मण्यं (brāhmaṇyaṁ) - the inherent status and purity of a Brahmin (Brahminhood, the state of being a Brahmin)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of brāhmaṇya
brāhmaṇya - Brahminhood, the quality or state of a Brahmin
from brāhmaṇa + ya (abstract suffix)
शूद्रत्वं (śūdratvaṁ) - the lowest of the four social classes (śūdra-hood, the state of being a śūdra)
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of śūdratva
śūdratva - śūdra-hood, the state of being a śūdra
from śūdra + tva (abstract suffix)
च (ca) - connects the two consequences (and, also)
(indeclinable)
particle of conjunction
सः (saḥ) - refers to the Brahmin who was defiled (he, that one)
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
demonstrative pronoun
गच्छति (gacchati) - attains the status of (goes, attains, becomes)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of gam
present tense
3rd person singular active present
Root: gam (class 1)