मनु-स्मृतिः
manu-smṛtiḥ
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chapter-12, verse-78
असकृद गर्भवासेषु वासं जन्म च दारुणम ।
बन्धनानि च काष्ठानि परप्रेष्यत्वमेव च ॥७८॥
बन्धनानि च काष्ठानि परप्रेष्यत्वमेव च ॥७८॥
78. asakṛd garbhavāseṣu vāsaṁ janma ca dāruṇam ,
bandhanāni ca kāṣṭhāni parapreṣyatvameva ca.
bandhanāni ca kāṣṭhāni parapreṣyatvameva ca.
78.
asakṛt garbhavāseṣu vāsam janma ca dāruṇam
bandhanāni ca kāṣṭhāni parapreṣyatvam eva ca
bandhanāni ca kāṣṭhāni parapreṣyatvam eva ca
78.
asakṛt garbhavāseṣu vāsam ca dāruṇam janma ca
bandhanāni ca kāṣṭhāni ca parapreṣyatvam eva
bandhanāni ca kāṣṭhāni ca parapreṣyatvam eva
78.
Repeated dwelling in wombs and terrible birth, and various bonds and hard restraints, and indeed servitude to others.
Words meanings summery:
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- असकृत् (asakṛt) - repeatedly, often, constantly
- गर्भवासेषु (garbhavāseṣu) - in wombs, in embryonic states
- वासम् (vāsam) - dwelling, residence, living
- जन्म (janma) - birth, production, origin
- च (ca) - and, also
- दारुणम् (dāruṇam) - terrible, dreadful, cruel, harsh
- बन्धनानि (bandhanāni) - bonds, fetters, captivity, ties
- च (ca) - and, also
- काष्ठानि (kāṣṭhāni) - hard restraints (like wooden fetters or blocks) (pieces of wood, wooden instruments, wooden fetters, logs)
- परप्रेष्यत्वम् (parapreṣyatvam) - servitude to others, being a servant of others, dependence on others
- एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only, just
- च (ca) - and, also
Words meanings and morphology
असकृत् (asakṛt) - repeatedly, often, constantly
(indeclinable)
From na + sakṛt (not once).
Compound type : avyayībhāva (na+sakṛt)
- na – not, no
indeclinable - sakṛt – once, at one time
indeclinable
गर्भवासेषु (garbhavāseṣu) - in wombs, in embryonic states
(noun)
Locative, masculine, plural of garbhavāsa
garbhavāsa - dwelling in the womb, embryonic state
Compound of garbha (womb) and vāsa (dwelling).
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (garbha+vāsa)
- garbha – womb, embryo, fetus, interior
noun (masculine) - vāsa – dwelling, residence, abode, state
noun (masculine)
From root √vas (to dwell).
Root: vas (class 1)
वासम् (vāsam) - dwelling, residence, living
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of vāsa
vāsa - dwelling, residence, abode, state
From root √vas (to dwell).
Root: vas (class 1)
जन्म (janma) - birth, production, origin
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of janman
janman - birth, production, origin, life
From root √jan (to be born, produce).
Root: jan (class 4)
च (ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
Conjunction.
दारुणम् (dāruṇam) - terrible, dreadful, cruel, harsh
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of dāruṇa
dāruṇa - terrible, dreadful, cruel, harsh, severe
Note: Modifies janma.
बन्धनानि (bandhanāni) - bonds, fetters, captivity, ties
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, plural of bandhana
bandhana - binding, bondage, fetter, tie
From root √bandh (to bind).
Root: bandh (class 9)
च (ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
Conjunction.
काष्ठानि (kāṣṭhāni) - hard restraints (like wooden fetters or blocks) (pieces of wood, wooden instruments, wooden fetters, logs)
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, plural of kāṣṭha
kāṣṭha - wood, piece of wood, log, timber, wooden implement, wooden fetter
परप्रेष्यत्वम् (parapreṣyatvam) - servitude to others, being a servant of others, dependence on others
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of parapreṣyatva
parapreṣyatva - the state of being a servant to others, servitude, dependence
Compound of para (other) and preṣyatva (state of being a messenger/servant). Formed with the suffix -tva.
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (para+preṣyatva)
- para – other, another, supreme, highest
adjective (masculine) - preṣyatva – state of being a servant/messenger, servitude
noun (neuter)
Derived from preṣya (servant) + -tva (suffix for abstract noun).
एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only, just
(indeclinable)
Emphatic particle.
च (ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
Conjunction.