मनु-स्मृतिः
manu-smṛtiḥ
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chapter-11, verse-160
अभोज्यमन्नं नात्तव्यमात्मनः शुद्धिमिच्छता ।
अज्ञानभुक्तं तूत्तार्यं शोध्यं वाऽप्याशु शोधनैः ॥१६०॥
अज्ञानभुक्तं तूत्तार्यं शोध्यं वाऽप्याशु शोधनैः ॥१६०॥
160. abhojyamannaṁ nāttavyamātmanaḥ śuddhimicchatā ,
ajñānabhuktaṁ tūttāryaṁ śodhyaṁ vā'pyāśu śodhanaiḥ.
ajñānabhuktaṁ tūttāryaṁ śodhyaṁ vā'pyāśu śodhanaiḥ.
160.
abhojyam annam na attavyam ātmanaḥ śuddhim icchatā
ajñānabhuktam tu uttāryam śodhyam vā api āśu śodhanaiḥ
ajñānabhuktam tu uttāryam śodhyam vā api āśu śodhanaiḥ
160.
ātmanaḥ śuddhim icchatā abhojyam annam na attavyam tu
ajñānabhuktam uttāryam vā api āśu śodhanaiḥ śodhyam
ajñānabhuktam uttāryam vā api āśu śodhanaiḥ śodhyam
160.
One who desires personal purification (śuddhi) should not eat food that is unfit for consumption. However, if such food has been eaten unknowingly, it should either be expelled or quickly purified by appropriate purificatory rites.
Words meanings summery:
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- अभोज्यम् (abhojyam) - food unfit for consumption (uneatable, unfit to be eaten)
- अन्नम् (annam) - food, boiled rice
- न (na) - not, nor, no
- अत्तव्यम् (attavyam) - should be consumed (should be eaten, fit to be eaten)
- आत्मनः (ātmanaḥ) - for one's own (purity) (of the self, for oneself, personal)
- शुद्धिम् (śuddhim) - purity, purification, cleansing
- इच्छता (icchatā) - by one who seeks (purity) (by one desiring, by a seeker)
- अज्ञानभुक्तम् (ajñānabhuktam) - food consumed without awareness (of its unfitness) (eaten unknowingly)
- तु (tu) - but, on the other hand
- उत्तार्यम् (uttāryam) - should be disgorged (should be expelled, should be vomited)
- शोध्यम् (śodhyam) - should be purified, to be cleansed
- वा (vā) - or
- अपि (api) - even, also
- आशु (āśu) - quickly, swiftly
- शोधनैः (śodhanaiḥ) - by suitable purificatory rites (by purificatory means, by purifiers)
Words meanings and morphology
अभोज्यम् (abhojyam) - food unfit for consumption (uneatable, unfit to be eaten)
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of abhojya
abhojya - not to be eaten, uneatable, not fit for food
gerundive
Derived from root √bhuj (to eat) with prefix 'a-' (not) and suffix '-ya' (gerundive).
Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+bhojya)
- a – not
indeclinable - bhojya – eatable, to be eaten
adjective (neuter)
gerundive
Derived from √bhuj (to eat) with suffix '-ya'.
Root: √bhuj (class 7)
Note: Gerundive, used adjectivally, modifying 'annam'.
अन्नम् (annam) - food, boiled rice
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of anna
anna - food, boiled rice, grain
Note: Subject of 'na attavyam'.
न (na) - not, nor, no
(indeclinable)
Note: Negative particle.
अत्तव्यम् (attavyam) - should be consumed (should be eaten, fit to be eaten)
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of attavya
attavya - to be eaten, eatable
gerundive
Derived from root √ad (to eat) with suffix '-tavya' (gerundive).
Root: √ad (class 2)
Note: Gerundive, expressing obligation.
आत्मनः (ātmanaḥ) - for one's own (purity) (of the self, for oneself, personal)
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of ātman
ātman - self, soul, spirit, individual essence
Note: Genitive singular, indicating 'for oneself' or 'one's own'.
शुद्धिम् (śuddhim) - purity, purification, cleansing
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of śuddhi
śuddhi - purity, purification, cleanliness, integrity
Root: √śudh (class 4)
Note: Object of the participle 'icchatā'.
इच्छता (icchatā) - by one who seeks (purity) (by one desiring, by a seeker)
(adjective)
Instrumental, masculine, singular of icchat
icchat - desiring, wishing
present active participle
Derived from root √iṣ (to wish, desire), present stem 'icch-'.
Root: √iṣ (class 6)
Note: Used as a substantive, 'by him who desires'.
अज्ञानभुक्तम् (ajñānabhuktam) - food consumed without awareness (of its unfitness) (eaten unknowingly)
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of ajñānabhukta
ajñānabhukta - eaten unknowingly, consumed in ignorance
Compound type : tatpurusha (ajñāna+bhukta)
- ajñāna – ignorance, unknowingly
noun (neuter) - bhukta – eaten, consumed
adjective (neuter)
Past Passive Participle
Derived from root √bhuj (to eat).
Root: √bhuj (class 7)
Note: Past passive participle used as an adjective, referring to the food.
तु (tu) - but, on the other hand
(indeclinable)
Note: Conjunctive particle, introducing a contrast.
उत्तार्यम् (uttāryam) - should be disgorged (should be expelled, should be vomited)
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of uttārya
uttārya - to be expelled, to be vomited, to be taken out
gerundive
Derived from root √tṝ (to cross, pass over) with prefix 'ud-' (up, out) and suffix '-ya' (gerundive).
Prefix: ud
Root: √tṝ (class 1)
Note: Gerundive, expressing obligation, agreeing with implicit 'annam'.
शोध्यम् (śodhyam) - should be purified, to be cleansed
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of śodhya
śodhya - to be purified, to be cleansed, to be examined
gerundive
Derived from root √śudh (to purify) with suffix '-ya' (gerundive).
Root: √śudh (class 4)
Note: Gerundive, expressing obligation, agreeing with implicit 'annam'.
वा (vā) - or
(indeclinable)
Note: Disjunctive particle.
अपि (api) - even, also
(indeclinable)
Note: Emphatic particle.
आशु (āśu) - quickly, swiftly
(indeclinable)
Note: Adverb of time/manner.
शोधनैः (śodhanaiḥ) - by suitable purificatory rites (by purificatory means, by purifiers)
(noun)
Instrumental, neuter, plural of śodhana
śodhana - purifying, cleansing; a purifier, means of purification
Derived from root √śudh (to purify) with suffix '-ana'.
Root: √śudh (class 4)
Note: Instrumental plural, indicating the means of purification.