मनु-स्मृतिः
manu-smṛtiḥ
-
chapter-5, verse-141
नोच्छिष्टं कुर्वते मुख्या विप्रुषोऽङ्गं न यान्ति याः ।
न श्मश्रूणि गतान्यास्यं न दन्तान्तरधिष्ठितम ॥१४१॥
न श्मश्रूणि गतान्यास्यं न दन्तान्तरधिष्ठितम ॥१४१॥
141. nocchiṣṭaṁ kurvate mukhyā vipruṣo'ṅgaṁ na yānti yāḥ ,
na śmaśrūṇi gatānyāsyaṁ na dantāntaradhiṣṭhitam.
na śmaśrūṇi gatānyāsyaṁ na dantāntaradhiṣṭhitam.
141.
nochchistaṃ kurvate mukhyā vipruṣo'ṅgaṃ na yānti yāḥ
| na śmaśrūṇi gatānyāsyaṃ na dantāntaradhiṣṭhitam
| na śmaśrūṇi gatānyāsyaṃ na dantāntaradhiṣṭhitam
141.
mukhyā na kurvate uchchistaṃ yāḥ vipruṣaḥ na yānti
aṅgam na śmaśrūṇi gatāni āsyam na dantāntara adhiṣṭhitam
aṅgam na śmaśrūṇi gatāni āsyam na dantāntara adhiṣṭhitam
141.
The principal ones do not consume leftover food; the particles do not reach their body, nor does the hair on their face get soiled, nor do particles lodge between their teeth.
Words meanings summery:
(Scroll down for elaborated words morphology)
- न (na) - not
- उछ्छिस्तं (uchchistaṁ) - leftover food (remains of food, leavings)
- कुर्वते (kurvate) - they consume (they do, they perform)
- मुख्याः (mukhyāḥ) - the principal ones (referring to the higher castes implied) (principal, chief)
- याः (yāḥ) - the particles (referring to vipruṣaḥ) (which, who)
- विप्रुषः (vipruṣaḥ) - particles (of food) (drops, particles, sprinkles)
- अङ्गं (aṅgaṁ) - body (body, limb, part)
- न (na) - not
- यान्ति (yānti) - reach (they go, they reach)
- न (na) - not
- श्मश्रूणि (śmaśrūṇi) - hair on their face (beard, mustache, hair on the face)
- गतानि (gatāni) - soiled or fallen onto (gone, reached, fallen)
- आस्यं (āsyaṁ) - face (mouth, face)
- न (na) - not
- दन्तान्तर (dantāntara) - between their teeth (between the teeth)
- अधिष्ठितम् (adhiṣṭhitam) - lodged between (situated, settled, occupied)
Words meanings and morphology
न (na) - not
(indeclinable)
उछ्छिस्तं (uchchistaṁ) - leftover food (remains of food, leavings)
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of ucchista
ucchista - remains of food, leavings
Past Passive Participle
from sam + √ciṣ 'to collect, gather' (with prefix ud)
Prefixes: sam+ud
Root: ciṣ (class 6)
कुर्वते (kurvate) - they consume (they do, they perform)
(verb)
3rd person , plural, middle, present (laṭ) of kṛ
Present Tense
Class 3.1
Root: kṛ (class 3)
मुख्याः (mukhyāḥ) - the principal ones (referring to the higher castes implied) (principal, chief)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of mukhya
mukhya - principal, chief, main, head
derived from mukha (face, mouth)
Note: Subject of kurvate.
याः (yāḥ) - the particles (referring to vipruṣaḥ) (which, who)
(pronoun)
Nominative, feminine, plural of yā
yā - which, who (relative pronoun)
Note: Refers to vipruṣaḥ.
विप्रुषः (vipruṣaḥ) - particles (of food) (drops, particles, sprinkles)
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, plural of vipruṣ
vipruṣ - drop, particle, sprinkle
related to √vṛṣ 'to sprinkle'
Root: vṛṣ (class 6)
Note: Subject of yānti.
अङ्गं (aṅgaṁ) - body (body, limb, part)
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of aṅga
aṅga - body, limb, part, member
Note: Object of yānti.
न (na) - not
(indeclinable)
यान्ति (yānti) - reach (they go, they reach)
(verb)
3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of yā
Present Tense
Class 2.1
Root: yā (class 2)
न (na) - not
(indeclinable)
श्मश्रूणि (śmaśrūṇi) - hair on their face (beard, mustache, hair on the face)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, plural of śmaśru
śmaśru - beard, mustache, hair on the face
Note: Subject of gatāni.
गतानि (gatāni) - soiled or fallen onto (gone, reached, fallen)
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, plural of gatā
gatā - gone, reached, attained
Past Passive Participle
from √gā 'to go'
Root: gā (class 2)
आस्यं (āsyaṁ) - face (mouth, face)
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of āsya
āsya - mouth, face
Note: The hair on the face does not get soiled/fallen onto.
न (na) - not
(indeclinable)
दन्तान्तर (dantāntara) - between their teeth (between the teeth)
(noun)
Locative, neuter, singular of dantāntara
dantāntara - space between teeth, interdental space
compound of dant (tooth) and antara (space, interval)
Compound type : tatpurusha (danta+antara)
- danta – tooth
noun (masculine) - antara – space, interval, difference
noun (neuter)
Note: Implied location of the particles.
अधिष्ठितम् (adhiṣṭhitam) - lodged between (situated, settled, occupied)
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of adhiṣṭhita
adhiṣṭhita - situated, placed, occupied, governed
Past Passive Participle
from sam + √sthā 'to stand' (with prefix adhi)
Prefix: adhi
Root: sthā (class 2)
Note: Implies that particles do not settle between the teeth. Agrees with the implied subject 'particles'.