मनु-स्मृतिः
manu-smṛtiḥ
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chapter-11, verse-103
गुरुतल्प्यभिभाष्यैनस्तप्ते स्वप्यादयोमये ।
सूर्मीं ज्वलन्तीं स्वाश्लिष्येन मृत्युना स विशुध्यति ॥१०३॥
सूर्मीं ज्वलन्तीं स्वाश्लिष्येन मृत्युना स विशुध्यति ॥१०३॥
103. gurutalpyabhibhāṣyainastapte svapyādayomaye ,
sūrmīṁ jvalantīṁ svāśliṣyen mṛtyunā sa viśudhyati.
sūrmīṁ jvalantīṁ svāśliṣyen mṛtyunā sa viśudhyati.
103.
gurutalpya abhibhāṣya enas tapte svapyāt ayomaye |
sūrmīm jvalantīm sva āśliṣya ena mṛtyunā saḥ viśudhyati
sūrmīm jvalantīm sva āśliṣya ena mṛtyunā saḥ viśudhyati
103.
gurutalpyam enas abhibhāṣya,
tapte ayomaye (śayyāyām) svapyāt.
sva jvalantīm sūrmīm ena āśliṣya saḥ mṛtyunā viśudhyati.
tapte ayomaye (śayyāyām) svapyāt.
sva jvalantīm sūrmīm ena āśliṣya saḥ mṛtyunā viśudhyati.
103.
Having confessed the grave offense of defiling his guru's bed, he should sleep on a heated, iron bed. Alternatively, by embracing a blazing iron image himself, he is purified through death.
Words meanings summery:
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- गुरुतल्प्य (gurutalpya) - defiling the guru's bed, sexual intercourse with guru's wife
- अभिभाष्य (abhibhāṣya) - having spoken, having declared, having confessed
- एनस् (enas) - sin, fault, crime
- तप्ते (tapte) - on a heated (bed) (on a heated, glowing (thing))
- स्वप्यात् (svapyāt) - he should sleep
- अयोमये (ayomaye) - on an iron (bed) (on an iron, made of iron (thing))
- सूर्मीम् (sūrmīm) - a molten image, an iron image, an effigy
- ज्वलन्तीम् (jvalantīm) - burning, blazing
- स्व (sva) - oneself, own
- आश्लिष्य (āśliṣya) - having embraced
- एन (ena) - it (referring to the iron image) (it, this)
- मृत्युना (mṛtyunā) - by death
- सः (saḥ) - he
- विशुध्यति (viśudhyati) - is purified, becomes pure
Words meanings and morphology
गुरुतल्प्य (gurutalpya) - defiling the guru's bed, sexual intercourse with guru's wife
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of gurutalpya
gurutalpya - defilement of the guru's bed, incest with a guru's wife
Compound type : tatpurusha (guru+talpa)
- guru – teacher, spiritual preceptor
noun (masculine) - talpa – bed, couch
noun (masculine)
Note: Refers to the act of defiling the guru's bed, sometimes implicitly 'the sin of...'.
अभिभाष्य (abhibhāṣya) - having spoken, having declared, having confessed
(indeclinable)
absolutive/gerund
Derived from root √bhāṣ (to speak) with prefix abhi- and suffix -ya
Prefix: abhi
Root: bhāṣ (class 1)
एनस् (enas) - sin, fault, crime
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of enas
enas - sin, fault, crime, offense
तप्ते (tapte) - on a heated (bed) (on a heated, glowing (thing))
(adjective)
Locative, neuter, singular of tapta
tapta - heated, burning, glowing
past passive participle
Derived from root √tap (to heat, suffer)
Root: tap (class 1)
Note: Agrees with 'ayomaye'.
स्वप्यात् (svapyāt) - he should sleep
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi liṅ) of svap
Root: svap (class 2)
अयोमये (ayomaye) - on an iron (bed) (on an iron, made of iron (thing))
(adjective)
Locative, neuter, singular of ayomaya
ayomaya - made of iron, iron
Derived from 'ayas' (iron) with suffix '-maya' (made of)
Note: Agrees with 'tapte'.
सूर्मीम् (sūrmīm) - a molten image, an iron image, an effigy
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of sūrmī
sūrmī - an iron image, a molten image, a burning effigy
ज्वलन्तीम् (jvalantīm) - burning, blazing
(adjective)
Accusative, feminine, singular of jvalant
jvalant - burning, blazing, shining
present active participle
Derived from root √jval (to burn, shine)
Root: jval (class 1)
Note: Agrees with 'sūrmīm'.
स्व (sva) - oneself, own
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of sva
sva - one's own, self
Note: Used reflexively, meaning 'himself' or 'personally'.
आश्लिष्य (āśliṣya) - having embraced
(indeclinable)
absolutive/gerund
Derived from root √śliṣ (to embrace) with prefix ā- and suffix -ya
Prefix: ā
Root: śliṣ (class 4)
एन (ena) - it (referring to the iron image) (it, this)
(pronoun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of idam
idam - this, it
Note: Refers to 'sūrmīm jvalantīm'. The form 'ena' is typically masculine/neuter. The gender mismatch suggests a generic 'it'.
मृत्युना (mṛtyunā) - by death
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, singular of mṛtyu
mṛtyu - death
सः (saḥ) - he
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of tad
tad - that, he/she/it
विशुध्यति (viśudhyati) - is purified, becomes pure
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of śudh
Derived from root √śudh (to purify, cleanse) with prefix vi-
Prefix: vi
Root: śudh (class 4)
Note: The passive meaning 'is purified' is often implied for intransitive verbs of becoming pure.