मनु-स्मृतिः
manu-smṛtiḥ
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chapter-1, verse-66
पित्र्ये रात्र्यहनी मासः प्रविभागस्तु पक्षयोः ।
कर्मचेष्टास्वहः कृष्णः शुक्लः स्वप्नाय शर्वरी ॥६६॥
कर्मचेष्टास्वहः कृष्णः शुक्लः स्वप्नाय शर्वरी ॥६६॥
66. pitrye rātryahanī māsaḥ pravibhāgastu pakṣayoḥ ,
karmaceṣṭāsvahaḥ kṛṣṇaḥ śuklaḥ svapnāya śarvarī.
karmaceṣṭāsvahaḥ kṛṣṇaḥ śuklaḥ svapnāya śarvarī.
66.
pitrye rātryahanī māsaḥ pravibhāgaḥ tu pakṣayoḥ
karmaceṣṭāsu ahaḥ kṛṣṇaḥ śuklaḥ svapnāya śarvarī
karmaceṣṭāsu ahaḥ kṛṣṇaḥ śuklaḥ svapnāya śarvarī
66.
pitrye māsaḥ rātryahanī.
tu pakṣayoḥ pravibhāgaḥ: kṛṣṇaḥ ahaḥ karmaceṣṭāsu,
śuklaḥ śarvarī svapnāya.
tu pakṣayoḥ pravibhāgaḥ: kṛṣṇaḥ ahaḥ karmaceṣṭāsu,
śuklaḥ śarvarī svapnāya.
66.
For the ancestors, a month constitutes a single day and night. Their division of time is based on the two lunar fortnights: the dark fortnight (kṛṣṇa) is considered their day for activities, while the bright fortnight (śukla) is their night for sleep.
Words meanings summery:
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- पित्र्ये (pitrye) - in the ancestral reckoning of time (ancestral, for the ancestors)
- रात्र्यहनी (rātryahanī) - night and day
- मासः (māsaḥ) - month
- प्रविभागः (pravibhāgaḥ) - division, apportionment
- तु (tu) - but, indeed, on the other hand
- पक्षयोः (pakṣayoḥ) - of the two fortnights, concerning the two fortnights
- कर्मचेष्टासु (karmaceṣṭāsu) - in/for activities/actions
- अहः (ahaḥ) - day
- कृष्णः (kṛṣṇaḥ) - the dark fortnight of the lunar month (dark, black)
- शुक्लः (śuklaḥ) - the bright fortnight of the lunar month (bright, white)
- स्वप्नाय (svapnāya) - for sleep
- शर्वरी (śarvarī) - night
Words meanings and morphology
पित्र्ये (pitrye) - in the ancestral reckoning of time (ancestral, for the ancestors)
(adjective)
Locative, neuter, singular of pitrya
pitrya - relating to ancestors, ancestral, paternal
रात्र्यहनी (rātryahanī) - night and day
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, dual of rātryahanī
rātryahanī - night and day
Compound type : dvandva (rātri+ahan)
- rātri – night
noun (feminine) - ahan – day
noun (neuter)
मासः (māsaḥ) - month
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of māsa
māsa - month
प्रविभागः (pravibhāgaḥ) - division, apportionment
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of pravibhāga
pravibhāga - division, distinction, apportionment, part
Prefixes: pra+vi
Root: bhaj (class 7)
तु (tu) - but, indeed, on the other hand
(indeclinable)
पक्षयोः (pakṣayoḥ) - of the two fortnights, concerning the two fortnights
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, dual of pakṣa
pakṣa - side, wing, party, fortnight (dark or bright half of a lunar month)
कर्मचेष्टासु (karmaceṣṭāsu) - in/for activities/actions
(noun)
Locative, feminine, plural of karmaceṣṭā
karmaceṣṭā - activities, actions and efforts
Compound type : dvandva (karman+ceṣṭā)
- karman – action, deed, work
noun (neuter) - ceṣṭā – activity, effort, movement
noun (feminine)
अहः (ahaḥ) - day
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of ahan
ahan - day
कृष्णः (kṛṣṇaḥ) - the dark fortnight of the lunar month (dark, black)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of kṛṣṇa
kṛṣṇa - dark, black; a name of Vishnu/Krishna
Note: Refers to the 'kṛṣṇa-pakṣa' or dark fortnight.
शुक्लः (śuklaḥ) - the bright fortnight of the lunar month (bright, white)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of śukla
śukla - bright, white, clear, pure
Note: Refers to the 'śukla-pakṣa' or bright fortnight.
स्वप्नाय (svapnāya) - for sleep
(noun)
Dative, masculine, singular of svapna
svapna - sleep, dream
शर्वरी (śarvarī) - night
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of śarvarī
śarvarī - night