मनु-स्मृतिः
manu-smṛtiḥ
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chapter-9, verse-258
उत्कोचकाश्चोपधिका वञ्चकाः कितवास्तथा ।
मङ्गलादेशवृत्ताश्च भद्राश्चैक्षणिकैः सह ॥२५८॥
मङ्गलादेशवृत्ताश्च भद्राश्चैक्षणिकैः सह ॥२५८॥
258. utkocakāścopadhikā vañcakāḥ kitavāstathā ,
maṅgalādeśavṛttāśca bhadrāścaikṣaṇikaiḥ saha.
maṅgalādeśavṛttāśca bhadrāścaikṣaṇikaiḥ saha.
258.
utkocakāḥ ca upadhikāḥ vañcakāḥ kitavāḥ tathā
maṅgalādeśavṛttāḥ ca bhadrāḥ ca aikṣaṇikaiḥ saha
maṅgalādeśavṛttāḥ ca bhadrāḥ ca aikṣaṇikaiḥ saha
258.
utkocakāḥ upadhikāḥ vañcakāḥ kitavāḥ tathā ca
maṅgalādeśavṛttāḥ ca bhadrāḥ aikṣaṇikaiḥ saha
maṅgalādeśavṛttāḥ ca bhadrāḥ aikṣaṇikaiḥ saha
258.
Bribers and cheats, deceivers and gamblers, as well as fortune-tellers and courtesans along with astrologers.
Words meanings summery:
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- उत्कोचकाः (utkocakāḥ) - bribers, extortionists
- च (ca) - and, also
- उपधिकाः (upadhikāḥ) - cheats, swindlers, tricksters
- वञ्चकाः (vañcakāḥ) - deceivers, fraudulent people
- कितवाः (kitavāḥ) - gamblers, rogues, tricksters
- तथा (tathā) - thus, so, similarly, also
- मङ्गलादेशवृत्ताः (maṅgalādeśavṛttāḥ) - those who live by predicting auspicious events, fortune-tellers
- च (ca) - and, also
- भद्राः (bhadrāḥ) - courtesans, prostitutes
- च (ca) - and, also
- ऐक्षणिकैः (aikṣaṇikaiḥ) - by or with astrologers, soothsayers
- सह (saha) - with, along with
Words meanings and morphology
उत्कोचकाः (utkocakāḥ) - bribers, extortionists
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of utkocaka
utkocaka - one who takes bribes, bribing, extortionist
From 'ut' (up, out) + 'kuc' (to bend, contract, also related to bribe) + agent suffix 'aka'.
Prefix: ut
Root: kuc (class 6)
च (ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
उपधिकाः (upadhikāḥ) - cheats, swindlers, tricksters
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of upadhika
upadhika - cheat, impostor, swindler, one who uses trickery
From 'upadhi' (fraud, trickery) + 'ka' (suffix forming agent nouns).
Prefix: upa
Root: dhā (class 3)
वञ्चकाः (vañcakāḥ) - deceivers, fraudulent people
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of vañcaka
vañcaka - deceiver, cheat, rogue, fraudulent
From root 'vañc' (to deceive, cheat) + agent suffix 'aka'.
Root: vañc (class 1)
कितवाः (kitavāḥ) - gamblers, rogues, tricksters
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of kitava
kitava - gambler, cheat, rogue, swindler
तथा (tathā) - thus, so, similarly, also
(indeclinable)
मङ्गलादेशवृत्ताः (maṅgalādeśavṛttāḥ) - those who live by predicting auspicious events, fortune-tellers
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of maṅgalādeśavṛtta
maṅgalādeśavṛtta - living by predicting auspicious events, a fortune-teller
Compound.
Compound type : bahuvrihi (maṅgalādeśa+vṛtta)
- maṅgalādeśa – prediction of auspicious events, auspicious indication
noun (masculine)
Compound of 'maṅgala' (auspiciousness) and 'ādeśa' (prediction, instruction). - vṛtta – living, existing, course of life, conduct, livelihood
noun (neuter)
Past Passive Participle
Derived from root vṛt (to be, exist, turn).
Root: vṛt (class 1)
च (ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
भद्राः (bhadrāḥ) - courtesans, prostitutes
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, plural of bhadrā
bhadrā - a female elephant, a mare, a courtesan, a prostitute (feminine form of 'bhadra' 'auspicious, good')
Feminine form of 'bhadra'.
च (ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
ऐक्षणिकैः (aikṣaṇikaiḥ) - by or with astrologers, soothsayers
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of aikṣaṇika
aikṣaṇika - astrologer, soothsayer, one who divines by looking at omens
Derived from 'īkṣaṇa' (seeing, looking) + 'ika' (suffix indicating profession).
Root: īkṣ (class 1)
सह (saha) - with, along with
(indeclinable)