मनु-स्मृतिः
manu-smṛtiḥ
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chapter-12, verse-67
वृको मृगैभं व्याघ्रोऽश्वं फलमूलं तु मर्कटः ।
स्त्रीं ऋक्षः स्तोकको वारि यानान्युष्ट्रः पशूनजः ॥६७॥
स्त्रीं ऋक्षः स्तोकको वारि यानान्युष्ट्रः पशूनजः ॥६७॥
67. vṛko mṛgaibhaṁ vyāghro'śvaṁ phalamūlaṁ tu markaṭaḥ ,
strīṁ ṛkṣaḥ stokako vāri yānānyuṣṭraḥ paśūnajaḥ.
strīṁ ṛkṣaḥ stokako vāri yānānyuṣṭraḥ paśūnajaḥ.
67.
vṛkaḥ mṛgān ibhān vyāghraḥ aśvam phalamūlam tu markaṭaḥ
striyam ṛkṣaḥ stokakaḥ vāri yānāni uṣṭraḥ paśūn ajaḥ
striyam ṛkṣaḥ stokakaḥ vāri yānāni uṣṭraḥ paśūn ajaḥ
67.
mṛgān ibhān vṛkaḥ (bhavati).
aśvam vyāghraḥ (bhavati).
phalamūlam tu markaṭaḥ (bhavati).
striyam ṛkṣaḥ (bhavati).
vāri stokakaḥ (bhavati).
yānāni uṣṭraḥ (bhavati).
paśūn ajaḥ (bhavati).
aśvam vyāghraḥ (bhavati).
phalamūlam tu markaṭaḥ (bhavati).
striyam ṛkṣaḥ (bhavati).
vāri stokakaḥ (bhavati).
yānāni uṣṭraḥ (bhavati).
paśūn ajaḥ (bhavati).
67.
By stealing deer and elephants, one becomes a wolf; by stealing a horse, a tiger; by stealing fruits and roots, a monkey; by stealing a woman, a bear; by stealing water, a chataka bird; by stealing vehicles, a camel; and by stealing other animals, a goat.
Words meanings summery:
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- वृकः (vṛkaḥ) - wolf
- मृगान् (mṛgān) - deer, wild animals
- इभान् (ibhān) - elephants
- व्याघ्रः (vyāghraḥ) - tiger
- अश्वम् (aśvam) - horse
- फलमूलम् (phalamūlam) - fruits and roots
- तु (tu) - but, indeed, on the other hand
- मर्कटः (markaṭaḥ) - monkey
- स्त्रियम् (striyam) - woman
- ऋक्षः (ṛkṣaḥ) - bear
- स्तोककः (stokakaḥ) - chataka bird, cuckoo
- वारि (vāri) - water
- यानानि (yānāni) - vehicles, conveyances
- उष्ट्रः (uṣṭraḥ) - camel
- पशून् (paśūn) - animals, cattle
- अजः (ajaḥ) - goat
Words meanings and morphology
वृकः (vṛkaḥ) - wolf
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of vṛka
vṛka - wolf, a cruel person
मृगान् (mṛgān) - deer, wild animals
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of mṛga
mṛga - deer, antelope, game, wild animal
इभान् (ibhān) - elephants
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of ibha
ibha - elephant
व्याघ्रः (vyāghraḥ) - tiger
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of vyāghra
vyāghra - tiger
अश्वम् (aśvam) - horse
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of aśva
aśva - horse
फलमूलम् (phalamūlam) - fruits and roots
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of phalamūla
phalamūla - fruits and roots
Compound type : dvandva (phala+mūla)
- phala – fruit, result, consequence
noun (neuter) - mūla – root, origin, foundation
noun (neuter)
तु (tu) - but, indeed, on the other hand
(indeclinable)
मर्कटः (markaṭaḥ) - monkey
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of markaṭa
markaṭa - monkey
स्त्रियम् (striyam) - woman
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of strī
strī - woman, female
ऋक्षः (ṛkṣaḥ) - bear
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of ṛkṣa
ṛkṣa - bear, star
स्तोककः (stokakaḥ) - chataka bird, cuckoo
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of stokaka
stokaka - a small bird, often identified as the Chataka or a cuckoo, believed to drink only rainwater
वारि (vāri) - water
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of vāri
vāri - water
यानानि (yānāni) - vehicles, conveyances
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, plural of yāna
yāna - going, motion, vehicle, carriage
Root: yā (class 2)
उष्ट्रः (uṣṭraḥ) - camel
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of uṣṭra
uṣṭra - camel
पशून् (paśūn) - animals, cattle
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of paśu
paśu - animal, beast, cattle
अजः (ajaḥ) - goat
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of aja
aja - goat, unborn, a name of Viṣṇu or Brahmā