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मनु-स्मृतिः       manu-smṛtiḥ - chapter-1, verse-113

वृत्तीनां लक्षणं चैव स्नातकस्य व्रतानि च ।
भक्ष्याभक्ष्यं च शौचं च द्रव्याणां शुद्धिमेव च ॥११३॥
113. vṛttīnāṁ lakṣaṇaṁ caiva snātakasya vratāni ca ,
bhakṣyābhakṣyaṁ ca śaucaṁ ca dravyāṇāṁ śuddhimeva ca.
113. vṛttīnām lakṣaṇam ca eva snātakasya vratāni ca
bhakṣya-abhakṣyam ca śaucam ca dravyāṇām śuddhim eva ca
113. vṛttīnām lakṣaṇam ca eva,
snātakasya vratāni ca,
bhakṣya-abhakṣyam ca,
śaucam ca,
dravyāṇām śuddhim eva ca
113. The definitions of various livelihoods, the vows of a snātaka (a householder who has completed Vedic studies), what is permissible and forbidden to eat, the rules of purity, and also the purification of different substances.

Words meanings summery:

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  • वृत्तीनाम् (vṛttīnām) - of various livelihoods or means of subsistence (of livelihoods, of occupations, of ways of living)
  • लक्षणम् (lakṣaṇam) - the definitions or distinguishing characteristics (characteristic, definition, mark, symptom, auspicious mark)
  • (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)
  • एव (eva) - also (only, just, indeed, certainly, also)
  • स्नातकस्य (snātakasya) - of a snātaka (a householder who has completed Vedic studies) (of a snātaka, of one who has completed Vedic studies)
  • व्रतानि (vratāni) - religious vows or observances (vows, observances, religious duties, sacred practices)
  • (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)
  • भक्ष्य-अभक्ष्यम् (bhakṣya-abhakṣyam) - what is permissible and forbidden to eat (what is edible and inedible, food and non-food)
  • (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)
  • शौचम् (śaucam) - the rules of purity or ceremonial cleanliness (purity, purification, cleanliness)
  • (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)
  • द्रव्याणाम् (dravyāṇām) - of various substances or materials (of substances, of materials, of things, of wealth)
  • शुद्धिम् (śuddhim) - the purification (purification, cleansing, purity)
  • एव (eva) - also (only, just, indeed, certainly, also)
  • (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)

Words meanings and morphology

वृत्तीनाम् (vṛttīnām) - of various livelihoods or means of subsistence (of livelihoods, of occupations, of ways of living)
(noun)
Genitive, feminine, plural of vṛtti
vṛtti - livelihood, occupation, profession, mode of life, conduct
From root vṛt- ('to turn, to exist')
Root: vṛt (class 1)
लक्षणम् (lakṣaṇam) - the definitions or distinguishing characteristics (characteristic, definition, mark, symptom, auspicious mark)
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of lakṣaṇa
lakṣaṇa - mark, sign, characteristic, definition, description, auspicious mark
From root lakṣ- ('to perceive, to mark')
Root: lakṣ (class 10)
(ca) - and (and, also, moreover)
(indeclinable)
एव (eva) - also (only, just, indeed, certainly, also)
(indeclinable)
स्नातकस्य (snātakasya) - of a snātaka (a householder who has completed Vedic studies) (of a snātaka, of one who has completed Vedic studies)
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of snātaka
snātaka - a Brahmin who has completed his Vedic studies and ritual bath, a householder
From root snā- ('to bathe') + suffix -taka
Root: snā (class 2)
व्रतानि (vratāni) - religious vows or observances (vows, observances, religious duties, sacred practices)
(noun)
neuter, plural of vrata
vrata - vow, sacred observance, religious duty, practice
(ca) - and (and, also, moreover)
(indeclinable)
भक्ष्य-अभक्ष्यम् (bhakṣya-abhakṣyam) - what is permissible and forbidden to eat (what is edible and inedible, food and non-food)
(noun)
neuter, singular of bhakṣyābhakṣya
bhakṣyābhakṣya - edible and inedible, food and non-food
Compound type : dvandva (bhakṣya+abhakṣya)
  • bhakṣya – edible, to be eaten, food
    adjective (neuter)
    Gerundive
    From root bhakṣ- ('to eat')
    Root: bhakṣ (class 1)
  • abhakṣya – inedible, not to be eaten, forbidden food
    adjective (neuter)
    Gerundive (negative)
    Negation (a-) of bhakṣya
    Root: bhakṣ (class 1)
(ca) - and (and, also, moreover)
(indeclinable)
शौचम् (śaucam) - the rules of purity or ceremonial cleanliness (purity, purification, cleanliness)
(noun)
neuter, singular of śauca
śauca - purity, cleanliness, purification, ritual purity
From śuci ('pure') + suffix -a
(ca) - and (and, also, moreover)
(indeclinable)
द्रव्याणाम् (dravyāṇām) - of various substances or materials (of substances, of materials, of things, of wealth)
(noun)
Genitive, neuter, plural of dravya
dravya - substance, material, thing, wealth, money, element
From dru- ('to run, flow') + suffix -ya
Root: dru (class 1)
शुद्धिम् (śuddhim) - the purification (purification, cleansing, purity)
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of śuddhi
śuddhi - purity, purification, cleansing, integrity, absolution
From root śudh- ('to become clean')
Root: śudh (class 4)
एव (eva) - also (only, just, indeed, certainly, also)
(indeclinable)
(ca) - and (and, also, moreover)
(indeclinable)