मनु-स्मृतिः
manu-smṛtiḥ
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chapter-11, verse-128
त्र्यब्दं चरेद वा नियतो जटी ब्रह्महनो व्रतम ।
वसन दूरतरे ग्रामाद वृक्षमूलनिकेतनः ॥१२८॥
वसन दूरतरे ग्रामाद वृक्षमूलनिकेतनः ॥१२८॥
128. tryabdaṁ cared vā niyato jaṭī brahmahano vratam ,
vasan dūratare grāmād vṛkṣamūlaniketanaḥ.
vasan dūratare grāmād vṛkṣamūlaniketanaḥ.
128.
tryabdam caret vā niyataḥ jaṭī brahmahanaḥ
vratam vasan dūratare grāmāt vṛkṣamūlaniketanaḥ
vratam vasan dūratare grāmāt vṛkṣamūlaniketanaḥ
128.
vā niyataḥ jaṭī vasan grāmāt dūratare
vṛkṣamūlaniketanaḥ tryabdam brahmahanaḥ vratam caret
vṛkṣamūlaniketanaḥ tryabdam brahmahanaḥ vratam caret
128.
Alternatively, disciplined and wearing matted hair, he should observe for three years the penance for killing a Brahmin, dwelling far from the village, residing at the root of a tree.
Words meanings summery:
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- त्र्यब्दम् (tryabdam) - for three years, lasting three years
- चरेत् (caret) - should observe, should perform, should wander
- वा (vā) - or, alternatively
- नियतः (niyataḥ) - restrained, disciplined, controlled
- जटी (jaṭī) - wearing matted hair, an ascetic
- ब्रह्महनः (brahmahanaḥ) - of a Brahmin killer
- व्रतम् (vratam) - penance, vow, observance
- वसन् (vasan) - living, dwelling, residing
- दूरतरे (dūratare) - further away, more distant
- ग्रामात् (grāmāt) - from the village
- वृक्षमूलनिकेतनः (vṛkṣamūlaniketanaḥ) - dwelling at the root of a tree
Words meanings and morphology
त्र्यब्दम् (tryabdam) - for three years, lasting three years
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of tryabda
tryabda - three years, lasting three years
Compound type : dvigu (tri+abda)
- tri – three
numeral adjective - abda – year, cloud
noun (masculine)
Note: denotes duration
चरेत् (caret) - should observe, should perform, should wander
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of car
optative mood
3rd person singular, active voice, parasmaipada, optative mood, from root car
Root: car (class 1)
वा (vā) - or, alternatively
(indeclinable)
नियतः (niyataḥ) - restrained, disciplined, controlled
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of niyata
niyata - restrained, disciplined, controlled, regulated, fixed, firm
Past Passive Participle
from ni-yam (to restrain, to control), Past Passive Participle
Prefix: ni
Root: yam (class 1)
जटी (jaṭī) - wearing matted hair, an ascetic
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of jaṭin
jaṭin - wearing matted hair, an ascetic, a hermit
ब्रह्महनः (brahmahanaḥ) - of a Brahmin killer
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of brahmahan
brahmahan - killer of a Brahmin
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (brahman+han)
- brahman – Brahmin, priest, the Absolute (brahman)
noun (masculine) - han – killer, striker, slayer
noun (masculine)
agent noun
from root han (to strike, to kill)
Root: han (class 2)
Note: denotes relation to 'vratam'
व्रतम् (vratam) - penance, vow, observance
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of vrata
vrata - vow, sacred observance, religious practice, penance
वसन् (vasan) - living, dwelling, residing
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of vasat
vasat - living, dwelling, residing, remaining
Present Active Participle
from root vas (to dwell), present active participle, nominative singular masculine
Root: vas (class 1)
दूरतरे (dūratare) - further away, more distant
(adjective)
Locative, masculine, singular of dūratara
dūratara - further, more distant, remoter
comparative degree of dūra (far)
Note: locative of place, 'in a farther place'
ग्रामात् (grāmāt) - from the village
(noun)
Ablative, masculine, singular of grāma
grāma - village, community, collection
वृक्षमूलनिकेतनः (vṛkṣamūlaniketanaḥ) - dwelling at the root of a tree
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of vṛkṣamūlaniketana
vṛkṣamūlaniketana - dwelling at the root of a tree, one whose abode is the root of a tree
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (vṛkṣa+mūla+niketana)
- vṛkṣa – tree
noun (masculine) - mūla – root, origin, base, foundation
noun (neuter) - niketana – dwelling, abode, house, residence
noun (neuter)
Prefix: ni
Root: kit (class 10)