मनु-स्मृतिः
manu-smṛtiḥ
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chapter-11, verse-125
सङ्करापात्रकृत्यासु मासं शोधनमैन्दवम ।
मलिनीकरणीयेषु तप्तः स्याद यावकैस्त्र्यहम ॥१२५॥
मलिनीकरणीयेषु तप्तः स्याद यावकैस्त्र्यहम ॥१२५॥
125. saṅkarāpātrakṛtyāsu māsaṁ śodhanamaindavam ,
malinīkaraṇīyeṣu taptaḥ syād yāvakaistryaham.
malinīkaraṇīyeṣu taptaḥ syād yāvakaistryaham.
125.
saṅkarāpātrakṛtyāsu māsam śodhanam aindavam
malinīkaraṇīyeṣu taptaḥ syāt yāvakaiḥ tryaham
malinīkaraṇīyeṣu taptaḥ syāt yāvakaiḥ tryaham
125.
saṅkarāpātrakṛtyāsu māsam aindavam śodhanam (syāt);
malinīkaraṇīyeṣu yāvakaiḥ taptaḥ tryaham syāt
malinīkaraṇīyeṣu yāvakaiḥ taptaḥ tryaham syāt
125.
For actions that lead to a confusion of castes (saṅkara) or make one unworthy (apātra), the purification is a month-long Cāndrāyaṇa (aindava). For actions that merely cause defilement, one should perform the penance by consuming heated barley gruel (yāvaka) for three days.
Words meanings summery:
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- सङ्करापात्रकृत्यासु (saṅkarāpātrakṛtyāsu) - in the case of deeds that degrade one's social status and render one unfit for social interaction (in acts that cause confusion of castes and make one unworthy)
- मासम् (māsam) - for the duration of one month (a month, for a month)
- शोधनम् (śodhanam) - the act of purification or atonement (purification, cleansing)
- ऐन्दवम् (aindavam) - the Cāndrāyaṇa penance, which follows the phases of the moon (lunar, relating to the moon (Indu), Cāndrāyaṇa (a type of penance))
- मलिनीकरणीयेषु (malinīkaraṇīyeṣu) - concerning those actions which are merely defiling (in actions that cause defilement, in defiling actions)
- तप्तः (taptaḥ) - a penance involving heated substances (heated, tormented, performed penance)
- स्यात् (syāt) - the purification should be (he/it should be, may be)
- यावकैः (yāvakaiḥ) - by means of a specific gruel made from barley (by barley, by barley gruel)
- त्र्यहम् (tryaham) - for the duration of three days (for three days, a period of three days)
Words meanings and morphology
सङ्करापात्रकृत्यासु (saṅkarāpātrakṛtyāsu) - in the case of deeds that degrade one's social status and render one unfit for social interaction (in acts that cause confusion of castes and make one unworthy)
(noun)
Locative, feminine, plural of saṅkarāpātrakṛtyā
saṅkarāpātrakṛtyā - acts causing admixture (of castes) and making one unworthy
Compound of saṅkara (admixture), apātra (unworthy), kṛtyā (deeds).
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (saṅkara+apātra+kṛtyā)
- saṅkara – mixture, confusion (especially of castes), hybrid
noun (masculine)
From sam + kṛ (to mix, join)
Prefix: sam
Root: kṛ (class 8) - apātra – unworthy, undeserving; a bad recipient
adjective
Negative compound (a + pātra) - kṛtyā – action, deed, performance
noun (feminine)
From root kṛ (to do, make)
Root: kṛ (class 8)
Note: Sandhi from saṅkara-apātra-kṛtyāsu.
मासम् (māsam) - for the duration of one month (a month, for a month)
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of māsa
māsa - month
शोधनम् (śodhanam) - the act of purification or atonement (purification, cleansing)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of śodhana
śodhana - purification, cleansing, atonement
From root śudh (to purify, cleanse)
Root: śudh (class 4)
ऐन्दवम् (aindavam) - the Cāndrāyaṇa penance, which follows the phases of the moon (lunar, relating to the moon (Indu), Cāndrāyaṇa (a type of penance))
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of aindava
aindava - lunar, relating to Indu (the moon); a Cāndrāyaṇa penance
Derived from Indu (moon)
मलिनीकरणीयेषु (malinīkaraṇīyeṣu) - concerning those actions which are merely defiling (in actions that cause defilement, in defiling actions)
(adjective)
Locative, neuter, plural of malinīkaraṇīya
malinīkaraṇīya - to be defiled, that which causes defilement
Gerundive
From malinīkṛ (to defile) + anīya suffix
Root: kṛ
तप्तः (taptaḥ) - a penance involving heated substances (heated, tormented, performed penance)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of tapta
tapta - heated, burnt, afflicted, performed penance
Past Passive Participle
From root tap (to heat, perform penance) with -kta suffix
Root: tap (class 1)
Note: Can also be interpreted as the result of the penance, the purified person.
स्यात् (syāt) - the purification should be (he/it should be, may be)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi-liṅ) of as
optative active
From root as (to be)
Root: as (class 2)
यावकैः (yāvakaiḥ) - by means of a specific gruel made from barley (by barley, by barley gruel)
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of yāvaka
yāvaka - barley, barley gruel, red lac
Derived from yava (barley)
त्र्यहम् (tryaham) - for the duration of three days (for three days, a period of three days)
(indeclinable)
Compound of tri (three) and aha (day)
Compound type : dvigu (tri+ahan)
- tri – three
numeral - ahan – day
noun (neuter)