मनु-स्मृतिः
manu-smṛtiḥ
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chapter-12, verse-55
श्वसूकरखरोष्ट्राणां गोऽजाविमृगपक्षिणाम ।
चण्डालपुक्कसानां च ब्रह्महा योनिमृच्छति ॥५५॥
चण्डालपुक्कसानां च ब्रह्महा योनिमृच्छति ॥५५॥
55. śvasūkarakharoṣṭrāṇāṁ go'jāvimṛgapakṣiṇām ,
caṇḍālapukkasānāṁ ca brahmahā yonimṛcchati.
caṇḍālapukkasānāṁ ca brahmahā yonimṛcchati.
55.
śvasūkarakharoṣṭrāṇām gojāvimṛgapakṣiṇām
caṇḍālapukkasānām ca brahmahā yonim ṛcchati
caṇḍālapukkasānām ca brahmahā yonim ṛcchati
55.
brahmahā śvasūkarakharoṣṭrāṇām gojāvimṛgapakṣiṇām
ca caṇḍālapukkasānām yonim ṛcchati
ca caṇḍālapukkasānām yonim ṛcchati
55.
A killer of a brāhmaṇa (brahmahā) obtains rebirth (yoni) among dogs, pigs, donkeys, and camels; among cows, goats, sheep, deer, and birds; and among caṇḍālas and pukkasas.
Words meanings summery:
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- श्वसूकरखरोष्ट्राणाम् (śvasūkarakharoṣṭrāṇām) - of dogs, pigs, donkeys, and camels
- गोजाविमृगपक्षिणाम् (gojāvimṛgapakṣiṇām) - of cows, goats, sheep, deer, and birds
- चण्डालपुक्कसानाम् (caṇḍālapukkasānām) - of caṇḍālas (outcastes) and pukkasas (a class of outcastes)
- च (ca) - and, also
- ब्रह्महा (brahmahā) - a killer of a brāhmaṇa
- योनिम् (yonim) - a birth (rebirth into a specific species/class) (womb, birth, origin)
- ऋच्छति (ṛcchati) - he obtains, he reaches, he undergoes
Words meanings and morphology
श्वसूकरखरोष्ट्राणाम् (śvasūkarakharoṣṭrāṇām) - of dogs, pigs, donkeys, and camels
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, plural of śvasūkarakharoṣṭra
śvasūkarakharoṣṭra - dogs, pigs, donkeys, and camels (compound)
Compound type : dvandva (śvan+sūkara+khara+uṣṭra)
- śvan – dog
noun (masculine) - sūkara – pig, boar
noun (masculine) - khara – donkey, ass
noun (masculine) - uṣṭra – camel
noun (masculine)
गोजाविमृगपक्षिणाम् (gojāvimṛgapakṣiṇām) - of cows, goats, sheep, deer, and birds
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, plural of gojāvimṛgapakṣin
gojāvimṛgapakṣin - cows, goats, sheep, deer, and birds (compound)
Compound type : dvandva (go+aja+avi+mṛga+pakṣin)
- go – cow, bull
noun (feminine) - aja – goat
noun (masculine) - avi – sheep
noun (masculine) - mṛga – deer, wild animal
noun (masculine) - pakṣin – bird
noun (masculine)
Note: Dvandva compound
चण्डालपुक्कसानाम् (caṇḍālapukkasānām) - of caṇḍālas (outcastes) and pukkasas (a class of outcastes)
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, plural of caṇḍālapukkasa
caṇḍālapukkasa - caṇḍālas (lowest caste) and pukkasas (a class of outcastes)
Compound type : dvandva (caṇḍāla+pukkasa)
- caṇḍāla – outcaste, lowest of the mixed castes
noun (masculine) - pukkasa – a class of outcastes (often associated with caṇḍālas)
noun (masculine)
च (ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
ब्रह्महा (brahmahā) - a killer of a brāhmaṇa
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of brahmahan
brahmahan - killer of a brāhmaṇa
agent noun from brahma-han
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (brahman+han)
- brahman – a brāhmaṇa (priestly caste member)
noun (masculine) - han – killer, striker
noun (masculine)
agent noun suffix -han
Root: han (class 2)
योनिम् (yonim) - a birth (rebirth into a specific species/class) (womb, birth, origin)
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of yoni
yoni - womb, birth, origin, source, female generative organ
ऋच्छति (ṛcchati) - he obtains, he reaches, he undergoes
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of ṛcch
present indicative
third person singular, active voice
Root: ṛch (class 6)