मनु-स्मृतिः
manu-smṛtiḥ
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chapter-11, verse-153
शुक्तानि च कषायांश्च पीत्वा मेध्यान्यपि द्विजः ।
तावद भवत्यप्रयतो यावत तन्न व्रजत्यधः ॥१५३॥
तावद भवत्यप्रयतो यावत तन्न व्रजत्यधः ॥१५३॥
153. śuktāni ca kaṣāyāṁśca pītvā medhyānyapi dvijaḥ ,
tāvad bhavatyaprayato yāvat tanna vrajatyadhaḥ.
tāvad bhavatyaprayato yāvat tanna vrajatyadhaḥ.
153.
śuktāni ca kaṣāyān ca pītvā medhyāni api dvijaḥ
tāvat bhavati aprayataḥ yāvat tat na vrajati adhaḥ
tāvat bhavati aprayataḥ yāvat tat na vrajati adhaḥ
153.
Having drunk fermented liquids (śukta) and astringent substances (kaṣāya), even if they are ritually pure (medhya), a twice-born (dvija) remains impure as long as that [substance] does not pass downwards [from the body].
Words meanings summery:
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- शुक्तानि (śuktāni) - fermented liquids, sours
- च (ca) - and
- कषायान् (kaṣāyān) - astringent substances, decoctions
- च (ca) - and
- पीत्वा (pītvā) - having drunk
- मेध्यानि (medhyāni) - pure, clean, fit for ritual
- अपि (api) - even, also, too
- द्विजः (dvijaḥ) - a twice-born person
- तावत् (tāvat) - so long, as long
- भवति (bhavati) - becomes, is
- अप्रयतः (aprayataḥ) - impure, unpurified, unholy
- यावत् (yāvat) - as long as, until
- तत् (tat) - refers to the consumed liquids and substances (that (substance))
- न (na) - not
- व्रजति (vrajati) - goes, descends
- अधः (adhaḥ) - downwards, below
Words meanings and morphology
शुक्तानि (śuktāni) - fermented liquids, sours
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, plural of śukta
śukta - sour, fermented, acid, curds
Derived from root śuk (to be sour).
Root: śuk (class 1)
च (ca) - and
(indeclinable)
कषायान् (kaṣāyān) - astringent substances, decoctions
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of kaṣāya
kaṣāya - astringent, an astringent substance, decoction, dye
च (ca) - and
(indeclinable)
पीत्वा (pītvā) - having drunk
(indeclinable)
absolutiv (gerund)
Root pā + suffix tvā
Root: pā (class 1)
मेध्यानि (medhyāni) - pure, clean, fit for ritual
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, plural of medhya
medhya - pure, clean, holy, fit for yajña or sacred purposes
gerundive/potential passive participle (medh + ya)
Derived from root medh (to be pure, cleanse).
Root: medh (class 1)
अपि (api) - even, also, too
(indeclinable)
द्विजः (dvijaḥ) - a twice-born person
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of dvija
dvija - a twice-born person (Brahmin, Kshatriya, Vaishya), a bird, a tooth
Compound of dvi (twice) and ja (born from jan).
Root: jan (class 4)
Note: Refers to the agent of the action.
तावत् (tāvat) - so long, as long
(indeclinable)
Derived from tad (that).
भवति (bhavati) - becomes, is
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of bhū
present tense
Root bhū (1st class, parasmaipada)
Root: bhū (class 1)
अप्रयतः (aprayataḥ) - impure, unpurified, unholy
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of aprayata
aprayata - impure, unclean, unpurified, careless
negative prefix a + prayata (restrained, pure)
a (not) + pra (forth, greatly) + yat (to strive, control) + a suffix.
Root: yat (class 1)
यावत् (yāvat) - as long as, until
(indeclinable)
Derived from yad (which).
तत् (tat) - refers to the consumed liquids and substances (that (substance))
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of tad
tad - that, that one, it
Note: Also could be accusative here, as object of vrajati.
न (na) - not
(indeclinable)
व्रजति (vrajati) - goes, descends
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of vraj
present tense
Root vraj (1st class, parasmaipada)
Root: vraj (class 1)
अधः (adhaḥ) - downwards, below
(indeclinable)