मनु-स्मृतिः
manu-smṛtiḥ
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chapter-11, verse-151
वपनं मेखला दण्डो भैक्षचर्या व्रतानि च ।
निवर्तन्ते द्विजातीनां पुनःसंस्कारकर्मणि ॥१५१॥
निवर्तन्ते द्विजातीनां पुनःसंस्कारकर्मणि ॥१५१॥
151. vapanaṁ mekhalā daṇḍo bhaikṣacaryā vratāni ca ,
nivartante dvijātīnāṁ punaḥsaṁskārakarmaṇi.
nivartante dvijātīnāṁ punaḥsaṁskārakarmaṇi.
151.
vapanaṃ mekhalā daṇḍaḥ bhaikṣacaryā vratāni ca
nivartante dvijātīnāṃ punaḥ saṃskārakarmaṇi
nivartante dvijātīnāṃ punaḥ saṃskārakarmaṇi
151.
Tonsure, the girdle (mekhalā), the staff, begging for alms, and vows are no longer required for the twice-born (dvija) when performing subsequent purificatory rites (saṃskāra).
Words meanings summery:
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- वपनं (vapanaṁ) - shaving, tonsure
- मेखला (mekhalā) - girdle, zone, belt
- दण्डः (daṇḍaḥ) - staff, stick, rod
- भैक्षचर्या (bhaikṣacaryā) - practice of begging, begging for alms
- व्रतानि (vratāni) - vows, observances, religious practices
- च (ca) - and
- निवर्तन्ते (nivartante) - cease, are dispensed with, are no longer observed
- द्विजातीनां (dvijātīnāṁ) - of the twice-born
- पुनः (punaḥ) - again, further, subsequent
- संस्कारकर्मणि (saṁskārakarmaṇi) - in a subsequent purificatory rite (saṃskāra) (in the purificatory rite, in the sacrament)
Words meanings and morphology
वपनं (vapanaṁ) - shaving, tonsure
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of vapana
vapana - shaving, tonsure
Root vap (to sow, scatter, shave) + ana suffix for action noun
Root: vap (class 1)
Note: Form can also be accusative singular.
मेखला (mekhalā) - girdle, zone, belt
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of mekhalā
mekhalā - girdle, zone, belt (especially one worn by ascetics or students)
दण्डः (daṇḍaḥ) - staff, stick, rod
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of daṇḍa
daṇḍa - stick, staff, rod, punishment, chastisement
Root: daṇḍ (class 10)
भैक्षचर्या (bhaikṣacaryā) - practice of begging, begging for alms
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of bhaikṣacaryā
bhaikṣacaryā - the act of living by begging, begging for alms
Compound of bhaikṣa (alms) and caryā (conduct, practice)
व्रतानि (vratāni) - vows, observances, religious practices
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, plural of vrata
vrata - vow, religious observance, sacred duty
Note: Form can also be accusative plural.
च (ca) - and
(indeclinable)
निवर्तन्ते (nivartante) - cease, are dispensed with, are no longer observed
(verb)
3rd person , plural, middle, present (laṭ) of nivṛt
present tense
ni + vṛt (6th class, ātmanepada)
Prefix: ni
Root: vṛt (class 6)
Note: The active voice is transitive, but nivartante is middle voice (intransitive), meaning 'they cease themselves' or 'they are relinquished'.
द्विजातीनां (dvijātīnāṁ) - of the twice-born
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, plural of dvijāti
dvijāti - a twice-born person (Brahmin, Kshatriya, Vaishya)
Compound of dvi (twice) and jāta (born)
पुनः (punaḥ) - again, further, subsequent
(indeclinable)
संस्कारकर्मणि (saṁskārakarmaṇi) - in a subsequent purificatory rite (saṃskāra) (in the purificatory rite, in the sacrament)
(noun)
Locative, neuter, singular of saṃskārakarma
saṁskārakarma - a purificatory rite, sacrament, ritual act
Compound of saṃskāra (purificatory rite) and karma (action, rite).