मनु-स्मृतिः
manu-smṛtiḥ
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chapter-12, verse-57
लूताऽहिसरटानां च तिरश्चां चाम्बुचारिणाम ।
हिंस्राणां च पिशाचानां स्तेनो विप्रः सहस्रशः ॥५७॥
हिंस्राणां च पिशाचानां स्तेनो विप्रः सहस्रशः ॥५७॥
57. lūtā'hisaraṭānāṁ ca tiraścāṁ cāmbucāriṇām ,
hiṁsrāṇāṁ ca piśācānāṁ steno vipraḥ sahasraśaḥ.
hiṁsrāṇāṁ ca piśācānāṁ steno vipraḥ sahasraśaḥ.
57.
lūtāhisaraṭānām ca tiraścām ca ambucāriṇām
hiṃsrāṇām ca piśācānām stenaḥ vipraḥ sahasraśaḥ
hiṃsrāṇām ca piśācānām stenaḥ vipraḥ sahasraśaḥ
57.
stenaḥ vipraḥ sahasraśaḥ lūtāhisaraṭānām ca
tiraścām ca ambucāriṇām hiṃsrāṇām ca piśācānām
tiraścām ca ambucāriṇām hiṃsrāṇām ca piśācānām
57.
A brāhmaṇa (vipra) who is a thief (stena) assumes thousands of births (sahasraśaḥ) among spiders, snakes, and lizards; among various animals and aquatic beings; and among violent creatures and piśācas (piśācas).
Words meanings summery:
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- लूताहिसरटानाम् (lūtāhisaraṭānām) - of spiders, snakes, and lizards
- च (ca) - and, also
- तिरश्चाम् (tiraścām) - of animals, of quadrupeds, of irrational creatures
- च (ca) - and, also
- अम्बुचारिणाम् (ambucāriṇām) - of water-dwellers, of aquatic creatures
- हिंस्राणाम् (hiṁsrāṇām) - of violent creatures (of violent ones, of predatory ones)
- च (ca) - and, also
- पिशाचानाम् (piśācānām) - of piśācas (demons/goblins)
- स्तेनः (stenaḥ) - a thief
- विप्रः (vipraḥ) - a brāhmaṇa, a wise person
- सहस्रशः (sahasraśaḥ) - by thousands, in thousands
Words meanings and morphology
लूताहिसरटानाम् (lūtāhisaraṭānām) - of spiders, snakes, and lizards
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, plural of lūtāhisaraṭa
lūtāhisaraṭa - spiders, snakes, and lizards (compound)
Compound type : dvandva (lūtā+ahi+saraṭa)
- lūtā – spider
noun (feminine) - ahi – snake, serpent
noun (masculine) - saraṭa – lizard
noun (masculine)
च (ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
तिरश्चाम् (tiraścām) - of animals, of quadrupeds, of irrational creatures
(noun)
Genitive, feminine, plural of tiraśc
tiraśc - animal, brute, quadruped, irrational creature
च (ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
अम्बुचारिणाम् (ambucāriṇām) - of water-dwellers, of aquatic creatures
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, plural of ambucārin
ambucārin - water-dweller, aquatic animal
agent noun from ambu-car
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ambu+cārin)
- ambu – water
noun (neuter) - cārin – moving, going, a mover
noun (masculine)
agent noun from root car (to move)
Root: car (class 1)
हिंस्राणाम् (hiṁsrāṇām) - of violent creatures (of violent ones, of predatory ones)
(adjective)
Genitive, masculine, plural of hiṃsra
hiṁsra - injurious, mischievous, cruel, predatory
from root hiṃs
Root: hiṃs (class 1)
Note: Used substantively, referring to violent beings
च (ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
पिशाचानाम् (piśācānām) - of piśācas (demons/goblins)
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, plural of piśāca
piśāca - a type of demon, goblin, flesh-eater
स्तेनः (stenaḥ) - a thief
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of stena
stena - thief, robber
विप्रः (vipraḥ) - a brāhmaṇa, a wise person
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of vipra
vipra - a brāhmaṇa, a priest, an inspired person, wise
सहस्रशः (sahasraśaḥ) - by thousands, in thousands
(indeclinable)
suffix -śas (distributive)