मनु-स्मृतिः
manu-smṛtiḥ
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chapter-8, verse-260
व्याधांशाकुनिकान गोपान कैवर्तान मूलखानकान ।
व्यालग्राहानुञ्छवृत्तीनन्यांश्च वनचारिणः ॥२६०॥
व्यालग्राहानुञ्छवृत्तीनन्यांश्च वनचारिणः ॥२६०॥
260. vyādhāṁśākunikān gopān kaivartān mūlakhānakān ,
vyālagrāhānuñchavṛttīnanyāṁśca vanacāriṇaḥ.
vyālagrāhānuñchavṛttīnanyāṁśca vanacāriṇaḥ.
260.
vyādhān śākunikān gopān kaivartān mūlakhānakān
vyālagrāhān uñchavṛttīn anyān ca vanacāriṇaḥ
vyālagrāhān uñchavṛttīn anyān ca vanacāriṇaḥ
260.
vyādhān śākunikān gopān kaivartān mūlakhānakān
vyālagrāhān uñchavṛttīn anyān ca vanacāriṇaḥ
vyālagrāhān uñchavṛttīn anyān ca vanacāriṇaḥ
260.
Hunters, fowlers, cowherds, fishermen, root-diggers, wild animal catchers, gleaners, and other forest dwellers.
Words meanings summery:
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- व्याधान् (vyādhān) - hunters
- शाकुनिकान् (śākunikān) - fowlers, bird-catchers
- गोपान् (gopān) - cowherds
- कैवर्तान् (kaivartān) - fishermen
- मूलखानकान् (mūlakhānakān) - root-diggers
- व्यालग्राहान् (vyālagrāhān) - wild animal catchers, snake-catchers
- उञ्छवृत्तीन् (uñchavṛttīn) - gleaners, those who live by picking up scattered grains
- अन्यान् (anyān) - other (forest dwellers) (others)
- च (ca) - and
- वनचारिणः (vanacāriṇaḥ) - forest dwellers, those who wander in forests
Words meanings and morphology
व्याधान् (vyādhān) - hunters
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of vyādha
vyādha - hunter, fowler, killer
From root vyadh (to pierce, strike)
Root: vyadh (class 4)
Note: Objects of anuyuñjīta from the previous verse.
शाकुनिकान् (śākunikān) - fowlers, bird-catchers
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of śākunika
śākunika - fowler, bird-catcher, one who deals with birds
From śakuni (bird) + -ika suffix
गोपान् (gopān) - cowherds
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of gopa
gopa - cowherd, protector of cows
From go (cow) + pā (to protect)
Root: pā (class 2)
कैवर्तान् (kaivartān) - fishermen
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of kaivarta
kaivarta - fisherman, boatman
मूलखानकान् (mūlakhānakān) - root-diggers
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of mūlakhānaka
mūlakhānaka - root-digger, one who digs for roots
Compound type : tatpurusha (mūla+khānaka)
- mūla – root, origin, foundation
noun (neuter) - khānaka – digger, miner
noun (masculine)
Derived from root khan (to dig)
Root: khan (class 1)
व्यालग्राहान् (vyālagrāhān) - wild animal catchers, snake-catchers
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of vyālagrāha
vyālagrāha - snake-catcher, wild animal catcher
Compound type : tatpurusha (vyāla+grāha)
- vyāla – fierce, mischievous; snake, beast of prey
noun (masculine) - grāha – catcher, seizer, grasping
noun (masculine)
Derived from root grah (to seize, catch)
Root: grah (class 9)
उञ्छवृत्तीन् (uñchavṛttīn) - gleaners, those who live by picking up scattered grains
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of uñchavṛtti
uñchavṛtti - living by gleaning (picking up scattered grains after harvest)
Compound type : bahuvrihi (uñcha+vṛtti)
- uñcha – gleaning, picking up scattered grains
noun (masculine)
Root: uñch (class 6) - vṛtti – livelihood, mode of life, conduct
noun (feminine)
Derived from root vṛt (to be, exist)
Root: vṛt (class 1)
अन्यान् (anyān) - other (forest dwellers) (others)
(pronoun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of anya
anya - other, another, different
च (ca) - and
(indeclinable)
वनचारिणः (vanacāriṇaḥ) - forest dwellers, those who wander in forests
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of vanacārin
vanacārin - forest-dweller, forest-ranger, wild animal
Compound type : tatpurusha (vana+cārin)
- vana – forest, wood, grove
noun (neuter) - cārin – going, wandering; a wanderer, a follower
noun (masculine)
Derived from root car (to move)
Root: car (class 1)