मनु-स्मृतिः
manu-smṛtiḥ
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chapter-5, verse-34
न तादृशं भवत्येनो मृगहन्तुर्धनार्थिनः ।
यादृशं भवति प्रेत्य वृथामांसानि खादतः ॥३४॥
यादृशं भवति प्रेत्य वृथामांसानि खादतः ॥३४॥
34. na tādṛśaṁ bhavatyeno mṛgahanturdhanārthinaḥ ,
yādṛśaṁ bhavati pretya vṛthāmāṁsāni khādataḥ.
yādṛśaṁ bhavati pretya vṛthāmāṁsāni khādataḥ.
34.
na tāṛśam bhavaty enaḥ mṛgahantuḥ dhanārthinaḥ
yādṛśam bhavati pretya vṛthā māṃsāni khādtaḥ
yādṛśam bhavati pretya vṛthā māṃsāni khādtaḥ
34.
mṛgahantuḥ dhanārthinaḥ enaḥ yādṛśam na bhavati
tāṛśam pretya vṛthā māṃsāni khādtaḥ bhavati
tāṛśam pretya vṛthā māṃsāni khādtaḥ bhavati
34.
The sin is not as great for a hunter who seeks wealth as it is for one who eats meat unnecessarily after death.
Words meanings summery:
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- न (na) - not
- तादृशम् (tādṛśam) - as great (such, similar)
- भवत्य् (bhavaty) - is (becomes, exists)
- एनः (enaḥ) - sin (sin, fault, offense)
- मृगहन्तुः (mṛgahantuḥ) - hunter (hunter of animals, hunter)
- धनार्थिनः (dhanārthinaḥ) - who seeks wealth (one who desires wealth, a seeker of riches)
- यादृशम् (yādṛśam) - as it is (as such, of whatever kind)
- भवति (bhavati) - is (becomes, exists)
- प्रेत्य (pretya) - after death (having died, in the next world)
- वृथा (vṛthā) - unnecessarily (in vain, uselessly, without cause)
- मांसानि (māṁsāni) - meat (meats, flesh)
- खाद्तः (khādtaḥ) - who eats (eating, one who eats)
Words meanings and morphology
न (na) - not
(indeclinable)
तादृशम् (tādṛśam) - as great (such, similar)
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of tādṛśam
tādṛśam - such, of that kind, similar
Compound of 'tad' (that) and 'ṛś' (related to 'ṛkṣa' or 'dṛś' - vision/likeness).
Compound type : tatpurusha (tad+ṛś)
- tad – that, it
pronoun (neuter) - ṛś – to resemble, to be like
verb
Root meaning 'to resemble' or 'to be like'.
Root: ṛś (class 1)
Note: Used here in the neuter form to agree with 'enaḥ' (sin).
भवत्य् (bhavaty) - is (becomes, exists)
(verb)
3rd person , active, present (laṭ) of bhū
Present Indicative of √bhū
From the root bhū (to be, to become).
Root: bhū (class 1)
एनः (enaḥ) - sin (sin, fault, offense)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of enaḥ
enaḥ - sin, fault, offense, transgression
मृगहन्तुः (mṛgahantuḥ) - hunter (hunter of animals, hunter)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of mṛgahantuḥ
mṛgahantu - hunter of animals, hunter
Compound of 'mṛga' (animal, deer) and 'hantu' (killer, from √han 'to kill').
Compound type : tatpurusha (mṛga+hantu)
- mṛga – animal, deer, wild animal
noun (masculine) - hantu – killer, slayer
noun (masculine)
From √han 'to kill'
Derived from the root han (to kill) in a noun form signifying the agent.
Root: han (class 2)
धनार्थिनः (dhanārthinaḥ) - who seeks wealth (one who desires wealth, a seeker of riches)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of dhanārthin
dhanārthin - one who desires wealth, a seeker of riches
Compound of 'dhan' (wealth) and 'arthin' (desiring, seeker, from √ṛ 'to go', used in sense of seeking).
Compound type : tatpurusha (dhana+arthin)
- dhana – wealth, riches, property
noun (neuter) - arthin – desiring, seeking, asking for
noun (masculine)
From √ṛ (ṛchati) 'to go' or 'to desire'
Derived from the root ṛ (often used in the sense of 'to go' or 'to move', and by extension 'to seek' or 'to desire') with the suffix -in, signifying 'one who possesses'.
Root: ṛ (class 2)
यादृशम् (yādṛśam) - as it is (as such, of whatever kind)
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of yādṛśam
yādṛśam - as such, of whatever kind, similar to what
Compound of 'yad' (what, which) and 'ṛś' (related to 'ṛkṣa' or 'dṛś' - vision/likeness).
Compound type : tatpurusha (yad+ṛś)
- yad – who, which, what
pronoun (neuter) - ṛś – to resemble, to be like
verb
Root meaning 'to resemble' or 'to be like'.
Root: ṛś (class 1)
Note: Used here in the neuter form to agree with 'enaḥ' (sin).
भवति (bhavati) - is (becomes, exists)
(verb)
3rd person , active, present (laṭ) of bhū
Present Indicative of √bhū
From the root bhū (to be, to become).
Root: bhū (class 1)
प्रेत्य (pretya) - after death (having died, in the next world)
(indeclinable)
Absolutive (Gerund) of √prā (prā) or related roots
This is an absolute form related to death and the afterlife. It often carries the sense of 'having passed from this life'.
Root: prā (class 1)
वृथा (vṛthā) - unnecessarily (in vain, uselessly, without cause)
(indeclinable)
मांसानि (māṁsāni) - meat (meats, flesh)
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, plural of māṃsa
māṁsa - flesh, meat
खाद्तः (khādtaḥ) - who eats (eating, one who eats)
(adjective)
Genitive, masculine, singular of khādtaḥ
khādtaḥ - eating, one who eats
Present Active Participle of √khād (khād)
Derived from the root khād (to eat) with the active participle suffix -at. The form 'khādtaḥ' is the genitive/ablative singular masculine form.
Root: khād (class 1)
Note: The genitive case here connects the act of eating with the sin (enaḥ).