मनु-स्मृतिः
manu-smṛtiḥ
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chapter-11, verse-217
एतमेव विधिं कृत्स्नमाचरेद यवमध्यमे ।
शुक्लपक्षादिनियतश्चरंश्चान्द्रायणं व्रतम ॥२१७॥
शुक्लपक्षादिनियतश्चरंश्चान्द्रायणं व्रतम ॥२१७॥
217. etameva vidhiṁ kṛtsnamācared yavamadhyame ,
śuklapakṣādiniyataścaraṁścāndrāyaṇaṁ vratam.
śuklapakṣādiniyataścaraṁścāndrāyaṇaṁ vratam.
217.
etam eva vidhim kṛtsnam ācaret yavamadhyame
śuklapakṣādiniyataḥ caran cāndrāyaṇam vratam
śuklapakṣādiniyataḥ caran cāndrāyaṇam vratam
217.
śuklapakṣādiniyataḥ caran yavamadhyame
cāndrāyaṇam vratam etam eva kṛtsnam vidhim ācaret
cāndrāyaṇam vratam etam eva kṛtsnam vidhim ācaret
217.
While practicing the cāndrāyaṇa (vow) known as Yavamadhyama and being disciplined from the beginning of the bright fortnight, one should indeed follow this entire procedure (vidhi).
Words meanings summery:
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- एतम् (etam) - this
- एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly
- विधिम् (vidhim) - rule, method, procedure
- कृत्स्नम् (kṛtsnam) - entire, whole, complete
- आचरेत् (ācaret) - one should perform, practice, observe
- यवमध्यमे (yavamadhyame) - in the Yavamadhyama type of cāndrāyaṇa (penance) (in the Yavamadhyama (a type of Cāndrāyaṇa))
- शुक्लपक्षादिनियतः (śuklapakṣādiniyataḥ) - regulated from the beginning of the bright fortnight, disciplined from the start of the bright half
- चरन् (caran) - performing, practicing, observing
- चान्द्रायणम् (cāndrāyaṇam) - Cāndrāyaṇa (a specific penance)
- व्रतम् (vratam) - vow, observance, religious practice
Words meanings and morphology
एतम् (etam) - this
(pronoun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of etad
etad - this, this one
Note: Object of ācaret.
एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly
(indeclinable)
विधिम् (vidhim) - rule, method, procedure
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of vidhi
vidhi - rule, method, injunction, ordinance, destiny
From root dhā- 'to place' with prefix vi-.
Prefix: vi
Root: dhā (class 3)
Note: Object of ācaret.
कृत्स्नम् (kṛtsnam) - entire, whole, complete
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, singular of kṛtsna
kṛtsna - entire, whole, complete, all
Note: Agrees with vidhim.
आचरेत् (ācaret) - one should perform, practice, observe
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of ācar
From root car- 'to move, behave' with prefix ā-.
Prefix: ā
Root: car (class 1)
Note: The implied subject is the practitioner.
यवमध्यमे (yavamadhyame) - in the Yavamadhyama type of cāndrāyaṇa (penance) (in the Yavamadhyama (a type of Cāndrāyaṇa))
(noun)
Locative, masculine, singular of yavamadhyama
yavamadhyama - 'barley-middle'; a type of cāndrāyaṇa penance where the middle days have the most food, decreasing towards the beginning and end. (Like a barley grain, thin at ends, thick in middle.)
Compound type : bahuvrihi (yava+madhyama)
- yava – barley
noun (masculine) - madhyama – middle, central
adjective
Note: Indicates the specific kṛcchra being followed.
शुक्लपक्षादिनियतः (śuklapakṣādiniyataḥ) - regulated from the beginning of the bright fortnight, disciplined from the start of the bright half
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of śuklapakṣādiniyata
śuklapakṣādiniyata - regulated or initiated from the beginning of the bright fortnight
Past Passive Participle (niyata)
Compound of śuklapakṣa (bright fortnight), ādi (beginning), and niyata (regulated, controlled, disciplined).
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śuklapakṣa+ādi+niyata)
- śuklapakṣa – bright fortnight
noun (masculine) - ādi – beginning, et cetera
noun (masculine) - niyata – regulated, controlled, disciplined, fixed
adjective
Past Passive Participle
Derived from root yam- 'to control' with prefix ni-.
Prefix: ni
Root: yam (class 1)
Note: Implicitly refers to the agent of ācaret and caran.
चरन् (caran) - performing, practicing, observing
(participle)
Nominative, masculine, singular of carat
carat - moving, walking, performing, observing
Present Active Participle
Derived from root car- 'to move, perform'.
Root: car (class 1)
Note: Agrees with the implied subject.
चान्द्रायणम् (cāndrāyaṇam) - Cāndrāyaṇa (a specific penance)
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of cāndrāyaṇa
cāndrāyaṇa - a religious observance, a fast regulated by the moon's phases
Derived from candra 'moon'.
Note: Object of caran.
व्रतम् (vratam) - vow, observance, religious practice
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of vrata
vrata - vow, religious observance, sacred duty