मनु-स्मृतिः
manu-smṛtiḥ
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chapter-5, verse-135
वसा शुक्रमसृग्मज्जा मूत्रविड्घ्राणकर्णविट ।
श्लेश्माश्रु दूषिका स्वेदो द्वादशैते नृणां मलाः ॥१३५॥
श्लेश्माश्रु दूषिका स्वेदो द्वादशैते नृणां मलाः ॥१३५॥
135. vasā śukramasṛgmajjā mūtraviḍghrāṇakarṇaviṭ ,
śleśmāśru dūṣikā svedo dvādaśaite nṛṇāṁ malāḥ.
śleśmāśru dūṣikā svedo dvādaśaite nṛṇāṁ malāḥ.
135.
vasā śukramasṛgmajjā mūtra viṭ ghrāṇakarṇaviṭ
śleṣmāśru dūṣikā svedo dvādaśaitē nṛṇāṃ malāḥ
śleṣmāśru dūṣikā svedo dvādaśaitē nṛṇāṃ malāḥ
135.
Fat, semen, blood, marrow, urine, feces, earwax, nasal mucus, tears, pus, sweat - these twelve are the impurities (mala) of humans.
Words meanings summery:
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- वसा (vasā) - fat (fat, grease)
- शुक्रम् (śukram) - semen (semen, splendor)
- असृक् (asṛk) - blood
- मज्जा (majjā) - marrow
- मूत्र (mūtra) - urine
- विट् (viṭ) - feces (feces, excrement)
- घ्राण (ghrāṇa) - nasal mucus (nose, smelling)
- कर्ण (karṇa) - earwax (ear)
- विट् (viṭ) - earwax (as waste product) (excrement, waste)
- श्लेष्मा (śleṣmā) - nasal mucus (phlegm, mucus)
- अश्रु (aśru) - tears (tear (from the eye))
- दूषिका (dūṣikā) - pus
- स्वेदः (svedaḥ) - sweat
- द्वादश (dvādaśa) - twelve
- एते (ete) - these
- नृणाम् (nṛṇām) - of humans (of men, of humans)
- मलाः (malāḥ) - impurities (impurities, excretions)
Words meanings and morphology
वसा (vasā) - fat (fat, grease)
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of vasā
vasā - fat, grease, marrow
शुक्रम् (śukram) - semen (semen, splendor)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of śukra
śukra - semen, vitality, brightness, splendor, Venus (planet)
असृक् (asṛk) - blood
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of asṛk
asṛk - blood
मज्जा (majjā) - marrow
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of majjā
majjā - marrow, pith, essence
मूत्र (mūtra) - urine
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of mūtra
mūtra - urine
विट् (viṭ) - feces (feces, excrement)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of viṭ
viṭ - excrement, feces, soil, excrementitious matter
घ्राण (ghrāṇa) - nasal mucus (nose, smelling)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of ghrāṇa
ghrāṇa - nose, organ of smell, smell, act of smelling
derived from the root 'ghrā' (to smell) with the suffix '-na'.
Root: ghrā (class 1)
कर्ण (karṇa) - earwax (ear)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of karṇa
karṇa - ear, horn, a measure, a side
विट् (viṭ) - earwax (as waste product) (excrement, waste)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of viṭ
viṭ - excrement, feces, soil, excrementitious matter
Note: The word 'viṭ' is repeated, possibly to emphasize different types of waste, or it could be a scribal error. Interpreting it as referring to earwax when paired with 'karṇa'.
श्लेष्मा (śleṣmā) - nasal mucus (phlegm, mucus)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of śleṣmā
śleṣmā - phlegm, mucus, slime, affection, attachment
अश्रु (aśru) - tears (tear (from the eye))
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of aśru
aśru - tear (from the eye)
दूषिका (dūṣikā) - pus
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of dūṣikā
dūṣikā - pus, a sore
derived from the root 'dūṣ' (to corrupt, spoil) with the suffix '-ika'.
Root: dūṣ (class 10)
स्वेदः (svedaḥ) - sweat
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of sveda
sveda - sweat, perspiration, fomentation
derived from the root 'svid' (to sweat) with the suffix '-a'.
Root: svid (class 1)
द्वादश (dvādaśa) - twelve
(numeral)
Compound type : dvandva (dvi+daśa)
- dvi – two
numeral - daśa – ten
numeral
एते (ete) - these
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of etad
etad - this, this one
नृणाम् (nṛṇām) - of humans (of men, of humans)
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, plural of nṛ
nṛ - man, human being, hero
मलाः (malāḥ) - impurities (impurities, excretions)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of mala
mala - impurity, dirt, filth, excretion