मनु-स्मृतिः
manu-smṛtiḥ
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chapter-12, verse-71
वान्ताश्युल्कामुखः प्रेतो विप्रो धर्मात स्वकाच्च्युतः ।
अमेध्यकुणपाशी च क्षत्रियः कटपूतनः ॥७१॥
अमेध्यकुणपाशी च क्षत्रियः कटपूतनः ॥७१॥
71. vāntāśyulkāmukhaḥ preto vipro dharmāt svakāccyutaḥ ,
amedhyakuṇapāśī ca kṣatriyaḥ kaṭapūtanaḥ.
amedhyakuṇapāśī ca kṣatriyaḥ kaṭapūtanaḥ.
71.
vāntāśī ulkāmukhaḥ pretaḥ vipraḥ dharmāt svakāt
cyutaḥ amedhyakuṇapāśī ca kṣatriyaḥ kaṭapūtanaḥ
cyutaḥ amedhyakuṇapāśī ca kṣatriyaḥ kaṭapūtanaḥ
71.
svakāt dharmāt cyutaḥ vipraḥ vāntāśī ulkāmukhaḥ pretaḥ (bhavati).
ca amedhyakuṇapāśī kṣatriyaḥ kaṭapūtanaḥ (bhavati)
ca amedhyakuṇapāśī kṣatriyaḥ kaṭapūtanaḥ (bhavati)
71.
A Brahmin (vipra) who has fallen from his own essential nature (dharma) becomes a ghost (preta) that eats vomit and has a fiery mouth. A Kṣatriya who eats impure corpses becomes a Kaṭapūtana (a type of demon/ghost).
Words meanings summery:
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- वान्ताशी (vāntāśī) - one that eats vomit (eater of vomit)
- उल्कामुखः (ulkāmukhaḥ) - having a fiery mouth (having a fiery mouth, with a mouth like a meteor)
- प्रेतः (pretaḥ) - ghost (preta) (departed spirit, ghost)
- विप्रः (vipraḥ) - Brahmin (vipra) (Brahmin, inspired person)
- धर्मात् (dharmāt) - from his essential nature (dharma) (from dharma, from duty)
- स्वकात् (svakāt) - from his own (from one's own, from belonging to oneself)
- च्युतः (cyutaḥ) - who has fallen (fallen, deviated, dropped)
- अमेध्यकुणपाशी (amedhyakuṇapāśī) - one who eats impure corpses (eater of impure corpses)
- च (ca) - and (and, also)
- क्षत्रियः (kṣatriyaḥ) - Kṣatriya (Kshatriya (warrior/ruling class))
- कटपूतनः (kaṭapūtanaḥ) - Kaṭapūtana (a type of demon/ghost)
Words meanings and morphology
वान्ताशी (vāntāśī) - one that eats vomit (eater of vomit)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of vāntāśin
vāntāśin - one who eats vomit
Compound of vānta ('vomited') and āśin ('eater').
Compound type : upapada-tatpuruṣa (vānta+āśin)
- vānta – vomited, thrown up
adjective
Past Passive Participle
Derived from root vam- ('to vomit') with suffix -ta.
Root: vam (class 1) - āśin – eater, one who eats
adjective (masculine)
Agent Noun
Derived from root aś- ('to eat') with suffix -in.
Root: aś (class 9)
उल्कामुखः (ulkāmukhaḥ) - having a fiery mouth (having a fiery mouth, with a mouth like a meteor)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of ulkāmukha
ulkāmukha - having a mouth like a meteor or flaming torch
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (ulkā+mukha)
- ulkā – meteor, fiery brand, torch
noun (feminine) - mukha – mouth, face, opening
noun (neuter)
प्रेतः (pretaḥ) - ghost (preta) (departed spirit, ghost)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of preta
preta - departed spirit, ghost (preta), dead, gone forth
Past Passive Participle
Derived from root i- ('to go') with prefix pra-.
Prefix: pra
Root: i (class 2)
विप्रः (vipraḥ) - Brahmin (vipra) (Brahmin, inspired person)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of vipra
vipra - Brahmin, priest, inspired, wise, sage
धर्मात् (dharmāt) - from his essential nature (dharma) (from dharma, from duty)
(noun)
Ablative, masculine, singular of dharma
dharma - righteousness, duty, law, virtue, essential nature (dharma)
स्वकात् (svakāt) - from his own (from one's own, from belonging to oneself)
(pronoun)
Ablative, masculine, singular of svaka
svaka - one's own, peculiar to oneself, kin
Note: Modifies dharmāt.
च्युतः (cyutaḥ) - who has fallen (fallen, deviated, dropped)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of cyuta
cyuta - fallen, deviated, dropped, gone astray
Past Passive Participle
Derived from root cyu- ('to move, fall, drop') with suffix -ta.
Root: cyu (class 1)
Note: Modifies vipraḥ.
अमेध्यकुणपाशी (amedhyakuṇapāśī) - one who eats impure corpses (eater of impure corpses)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of amedhyakuṇapāśin
amedhyakuṇapāśin - one who eats impure dead bodies or corpses
Compound of amedhya ('impure'), kuṇapa ('corpse'), and āśin ('eater').
Compound type : upapada-tatpuruṣa (amedhya+kuṇapa+āśin)
- amedhya – impure, unclean, unholy
adjective
Compound of 'a' (negative prefix) and 'medhya' (pure, holy). - kuṇapa – corpse, dead body
noun (neuter) - āśin – eater, one who eats
adjective (masculine)
Agent Noun
Derived from root aś- ('to eat') with suffix -in.
Root: aś (class 9)
च (ca) - and (and, also)
(indeclinable)
क्षत्रियः (kṣatriyaḥ) - Kṣatriya (Kshatriya (warrior/ruling class))
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of kṣatriya
kṣatriya - member of the warrior or ruling class (kṣatriya), a ruler, noble
कटपूतनः (kaṭapūtanaḥ) - Kaṭapūtana (a type of demon/ghost)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of kaṭapūtana
kaṭapūtana - a particular class of demons or evil spirits (kaṭapūtana)