मनु-स्मृतिः
manu-smṛtiḥ
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chapter-11, verse-219
चतुरः प्रातरश्नीयात पिण्डान विप्रः समाहितः ।
चतुरोऽस्तमिते सूर्ये शिशुचान्द्रायणं स्मृतम ॥२१९॥
चतुरोऽस्तमिते सूर्ये शिशुचान्द्रायणं स्मृतम ॥२१९॥
219. caturaḥ prātaraśnīyāt piṇḍān vipraḥ samāhitaḥ ,
caturo'stamite sūrye śiśucāndrāyaṇaṁ smṛtam.
caturo'stamite sūrye śiśucāndrāyaṇaṁ smṛtam.
219.
caturaḥ prātaḥ aśnīyāt piṇḍān vipraḥ samāhitaḥ
caturaḥ astamite sūrye śiśucāndrāyaṇam smṛtam
caturaḥ astamite sūrye śiśucāndrāyaṇam smṛtam
219.
vipraḥ samāhitaḥ prātaḥ caturaḥ piṇḍān aśnīyāt
sūrye astamite caturaḥ śiśucāndrāyaṇam smṛtam
sūrye astamite caturaḥ śiśucāndrāyaṇam smṛtam
219.
A Brahmin, being attentive, should consume four balls of food in the morning and four when the sun has set. This is declared to be the śiśu-cāndrāyaṇa [vow].
Words meanings summery:
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- चतुरः (caturaḥ) - four
- प्रातः (prātaḥ) - in the morning, early morning
- अश्नीयात् (aśnīyāt) - should eat, may eat
- पिण्डान् (piṇḍān) - balls of food, lumps (of rice/flour)
- विप्रः (vipraḥ) - a Brahmin, a sage, a poet
- समाहितः (samāhitaḥ) - attentive, composed, concentrated, absorbed
- चतुरः (caturaḥ) - four
- अस्तमिते (astamite) - when set, having set
- सूर्ये (sūrye) - in the sun, on the sun, when the sun
- शिशुचान्द्रायणम् (śiśucāndrāyaṇam) - the śiśu-cāndrāyaṇa (vow)
- स्मृतम् (smṛtam) - remembered, declared, prescribed
Words meanings and morphology
चतुरः (caturaḥ) - four
(numeral)
Note: Refers to 'piṇḍān' (food balls).
प्रातः (prātaḥ) - in the morning, early morning
(indeclinable)
Note: Adverbial.
अश्नीयात् (aśnīyāt) - should eat, may eat
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi-liṅ) of aś
Optative Mood, Parasmaipada
From root √aś (अश्) 9th class verb. Optative 3rd singular.
Root: aś (class 9)
पिण्डान् (piṇḍān) - balls of food, lumps (of rice/flour)
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of piṇḍa
piṇḍa - ball, lump, fragment, a mouthful of food
Note: Object of 'aśnīyāt'.
विप्रः (vipraḥ) - a Brahmin, a sage, a poet
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of vipra
vipra - a Brahmin, inspired, sage, learned
Note: Subject of 'aśnīyāt'.
समाहितः (samāhitaḥ) - attentive, composed, concentrated, absorbed
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of samāhita
samāhita - attentive, composed, concentrated, collected, absorbed
Past Passive Participle
From prefix sam- + ā- + root √dhā (धा) 'to place, put'.
Prefixes: sam+ā
Root: dhā (class 3)
Note: Qualifies 'vipraḥ'.
चतुरः (caturaḥ) - four
(numeral)
Note: Implied object 'piṇḍān'.
अस्तमिते (astamite) - when set, having set
(adjective)
Locative, masculine, singular of astamita
astamita - set, gone down (as the sun), disappeared
Past Passive Participle
From astam (setting) + root √i (इ) 'to go'.
Root: i (class 2)
Note: In locative absolute construction with 'sūrye'.
सूर्ये (sūrye) - in the sun, on the sun, when the sun
(noun)
Locative, masculine, singular of sūrya
sūrya - the sun, sun god
Note: In locative absolute construction with 'astamite'.
शिशुचान्द्रायणम् (śiśucāndrāyaṇam) - the śiśu-cāndrāyaṇa (vow)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of śiśucāndrāyaṇa
śiśucāndrāyaṇa - a child's (or simple) cāndrāyaṇa vow (a religious observance of fasting regulated by the moon's phases)
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śiśu+cāndrāyaṇa)
- śiśu – child, young
noun (masculine) - cāndrāyaṇa – a religious observance or penance regulated by the moon's phases, involving a gradual increase and decrease of food
noun (neuter)
Derived from candra (moon).
Note: Subject of 'smṛtam'.
स्मृतम् (smṛtam) - remembered, declared, prescribed
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of smṛta
smṛta - remembered, recollected, declared, prescribed
Past Passive Participle
From root √smṛ (स्मृ) 'to remember'.
Root: smṛ (class 1)
Note: Predicate adjective for 'śiśucāndrāyaṇam'.