मनु-स्मृतिः
manu-smṛtiḥ
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chapter-1, verse-95
यस्यास्येन सदाऽश्नन्ति हव्यानि त्रिदिवौकसः ।
कव्यानि चैव पितरः किं भूतमधिकं ततः ॥९५॥
कव्यानि चैव पितरः किं भूतमधिकं ततः ॥९५॥
95. yasyāsyena sadā'śnanti havyāni tridivaukasaḥ ,
kavyāni caiva pitaraḥ kiṁ bhūtamadhikaṁ tataḥ.
kavyāni caiva pitaraḥ kiṁ bhūtamadhikaṁ tataḥ.
95.
yasya āsyena sadā aśnanti havyāni tridiva-okasaḥ
kavyāni ca eva pitaraḥ kim bhūtam adhikam tataḥ
kavyāni ca eva pitaraḥ kim bhūtam adhikam tataḥ
95.
By whose mouth the dwellers of heaven (gods) always consume the oblations for them, and also by whose mouth the ancestors partake of their offerings, what being could be superior to such a brahmin?
Words meanings summery:
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- यस्य (yasya) - by whose (mouth, referring to the brahmin) (by whose, of whom)
- आस्येन (āsyena) - by the mouth
- सदा (sadā) - always, ever
- अश्नन्ति (aśnanti) - they consume, they eat, they partake
- हव्यानि (havyāni) - oblations, offerings to gods
- त्रिदिव-ओकसः (tridiva-okasaḥ) - the gods (dwellers of heaven, gods)
- कव्यानि (kavyāni) - ancestral offerings, offerings to ancestors
- च (ca) - and, also
- एव (eva) - indeed, only, just
- पितरः (pitaraḥ) - ancestors, fathers
- किम् (kim) - what, which
- भूतम् (bhūtam) - being, creature, element
- अधिकम् (adhikam) - superior, greater, more
- ततः (tataḥ) - than that (brahmin) (than that, from that, therefore)
Words meanings and morphology
यस्य (yasya) - by whose (mouth, referring to the brahmin) (by whose, of whom)
(pronoun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of yad
yad - who, which, what
Note: Refers to the brahmin.
आस्येन (āsyena) - by the mouth
(noun)
Instrumental, neuter, singular of āsya
āsya - mouth, face
सदा (sadā) - always, ever
(indeclinable)
अश्नन्ति (aśnanti) - they consume, they eat, they partake
(verb)
3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of aś
Root: aś (class 9)
Note: Subjects are 'tridiva-okasaḥ' and 'pitaraḥ'.
हव्यानि (havyāni) - oblations, offerings to gods
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, plural of havya
havya - oblation, offering to gods, fit for offering
gerundive
From hu (to offer)
Root: hu (class 3)
Note: Object of 'aśnanti'.
त्रिदिव-ओकसः (tridiva-okasaḥ) - the gods (dwellers of heaven, gods)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of tridiva-okas
tridiva-okas - dweller in the third heaven, god
Compound: tri-diva (third heaven) + okas (dwelling)
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (tridiva+okas)
- tridiva – third heaven, sky
noun (masculine) - okas – dwelling, house
noun (neuter)
Note: Subject of 'aśnanti'.
कव्यानि (kavyāni) - ancestral offerings, offerings to ancestors
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, plural of kavya
kavya - offering to ancestors, ancestral offering, fit for a kavi (sage)
gerundive
From kavi (poet, wise man), related to ancestors
Note: Object of 'aśnanti'.
च (ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
एव (eva) - indeed, only, just
(indeclinable)
Note: Emphatic particle.
पितरः (pitaraḥ) - ancestors, fathers
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of pitṛ
pitṛ - father, ancestor
Note: Implied subject of 'aśnanti'.
किम् (kim) - what, which
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of kim
kim - what, which, why
Note: Interrogative pronoun.
भूतम् (bhūtam) - being, creature, element
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of bhūta
bhūta - being, creature, element, past
past passive participle
From bhū (to be)
Root: bhū (class 1)
Note: Refers to any created being.
अधिकम् (adhikam) - superior, greater, more
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of adhika
adhika - additional, excessive, superior, greater
From adhi (over) + ka (suffix)
Note: Modifies 'bhūtam'.
ततः (tataḥ) - than that (brahmin) (than that, from that, therefore)
(indeclinable)
Suffix -tas added to tad (that)
Note: Used for comparison, 'than that (brahmin)'.