मनु-स्मृतिः
manu-smṛtiḥ
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chapter-12, verse-72
मैत्राक्षज्योतिकः प्रेतो वैश्यो भवति पूयभुक ।
चैलाशकश्च भवति शूद्रो धर्मात स्वकाच्च्युतः ॥७२॥
चैलाशकश्च भवति शूद्रो धर्मात स्वकाच्च्युतः ॥७२॥
72. maitrākṣajyotikaḥ preto vaiśyo bhavati pūyabhuk ,
cailāśakaśca bhavati śūdro dharmāt svakāccyutaḥ.
cailāśakaśca bhavati śūdro dharmāt svakāccyutaḥ.
72.
maitrākṣajyotikaḥ pretaḥ vaiśyaḥ bhavati pūyabhuk
cailāśakaḥ ca bhavati śūdraḥ dharmāt svakāt cyutaḥ
cailāśakaḥ ca bhavati śūdraḥ dharmāt svakāt cyutaḥ
72.
svakāt dharmāt cyutaḥ vaiśyaḥ pūyabhuk maitrākṣajyotikaḥ pretaḥ bhavati.
ca svakāt dharmāt cyutaḥ śūdraḥ cailāśakaḥ bhavati
ca svakāt dharmāt cyutaḥ śūdraḥ cailāśakaḥ bhavati
72.
A Vaiśya who has fallen from his own essential nature (dharma) becomes a ghost (preta) that eats pus and has eyes glowing like (the sun-god) Mitra. And a Śūdra who has fallen from his own essential nature (dharma) becomes a rag-eater.
Words meanings summery:
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- मैत्राक्षज्योतिकः (maitrākṣajyotikaḥ) - having eyes glowing like (the sun-god) Mitra (having eyes glowing like Mitra)
- प्रेतः (pretaḥ) - ghost (preta) (departed spirit, ghost)
- वैश्यः (vaiśyaḥ) - Vaiśya (member of the merchant/farmer class)
- भवति (bhavati) - becomes (he/she/it becomes, he/she/it is)
- पूयभुक् (pūyabhuk) - one that eats pus (eater of pus)
- चैलाशकः (cailāśakaḥ) - a rag-eater (rag-eater, one who eats rags)
- च (ca) - and (and, also)
- भवति (bhavati) - becomes (he/she/it becomes, he/she/it is)
- शूद्रः (śūdraḥ) - Śūdra (Shudra (servant class))
- 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)
Words meanings and morphology
मैत्राक्षज्योतिकः (maitrākṣajyotikaḥ) - having eyes glowing like (the sun-god) Mitra (having eyes glowing like Mitra)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of maitrākṣajyotika
maitrākṣajyotika - whose eyes shine like Mitra (the sun-god)
Compound of Mitra ('sun-god'), akṣa ('eye'), and jyotika ('glowing').
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mitra+akṣa+jyotika)
- mitra – friend, companion, the sun-god Mitra
proper noun (masculine) - akṣa – eye, axis, dice
noun (masculine) - jyotika – luminous, glowing, star-like
adjective
Derived from jyotis ('light, luminosity').
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)
वैश्यः (vaiśyaḥ) - Vaiśya (member of the merchant/farmer class)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of vaiśya
vaiśya - member of the merchant, farmer, or producer class (vaiśya)
भवति (bhavati) - becomes (he/she/it becomes, he/she/it is)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of bhū
Root: bhū (class 1)
पूयभुक् (pūyabhuk) - one that eats pus (eater of pus)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of pūyabhuj
pūyabhuj - one who eats pus
Compound of pūya ('pus') and bhuj ('eater').
Compound type : upapada-tatpuruṣa (pūya+bhuj)
- pūya – pus, matter, exudation
noun (masculine) - bhuj – eater, enjoyer, consumer
adjective (masculine)
Agent Noun
Derived from root bhuj- ('to eat, enjoy') with suffix -kvip.
Root: bhuj (class 7)
चैलाशकः (cailāśakaḥ) - a rag-eater (rag-eater, one who eats rags)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of cailāśaka
cailāśaka - one who eats rags, a rag-eater
Compound of caila ('rag, old clothes') and āśaka ('eater').
Compound type : upapada-tatpuruṣa (caila+āśaka)
- caila – rag, old cloth, piece of cloth
noun (neuter) - āśaka – eater, devourer
noun (masculine)
Agent Noun
Derived from root aś- ('to eat') with suffix -aka.
Root: aś (class 9)
च (ca) - and (and, also)
(indeclinable)
भवति (bhavati) - becomes (he/she/it becomes, he/she/it is)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of bhū
Root: bhū (class 1)
शूद्रः (śūdraḥ) - Śūdra (Shudra (servant class))
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of śūdra
śūdra - member of the servant class (śūdra), a man of the fourth class
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 śūdraḥ.