मनु-स्मृतिः
manu-smṛtiḥ
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chapter-11, verse-245
वेदाभ्यासोऽन्वहं शक्त्या महायज्ञक्रिया क्षमा ।
नाशयन्त्याशु पापानि महापातकजान्यपि ॥२४५॥
नाशयन्त्याशु पापानि महापातकजान्यपि ॥२४५॥
245. vedābhyāso'nvahaṁ śaktyā mahāyajñakriyā kṣamā ,
nāśayantyāśu pāpāni mahāpātakajānyapi.
nāśayantyāśu pāpāni mahāpātakajānyapi.
245.
veda abhyāsaḥ anu aham śaktyā mahāyajña kriyā
kṣamā | nāśayanti āśu pāpāni mahāpātaka jāni api
kṣamā | nāśayanti āśu pāpāni mahāpātaka jāni api
245.
anu aham śaktyā veda abhyāsaḥ kṣamā mahāyajña
kriyā āśu mahāpātaka jāni api pāpāni nāśayanti
kriyā āśu mahāpātaka jāni api pāpāni nāśayanti
245.
The daily study of the Vedas, performed according to one's capacity, and the diligent execution of great Vedic rituals (yajña), quickly destroy sins, even those arising from grave offenses.
Words meanings summery:
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- वेद (veda) - Veda, sacred knowledge
- अभ्यासः (abhyāsaḥ) - study of the Vedas (study, practice, repetition)
- अनु (anu) - after, along, daily (when combined with aham)
- अहम् (aham) - day
- शक्त्या (śaktyā) - by strength, by power, according to one's ability
- महायज्ञ (mahāyajña) - great Vedic ritual (yajña)
- क्रिया (kriyā) - performance of a ritual (action, performance, ritual)
- क्षमा (kṣamā) - diligent (describing the performance of rituals) (able, capable, fit, diligent, enduring)
- नाशयन्ति (nāśayanti) - they destroy
- आशु (āśu) - quickly, swiftly
- पापानि (pāpāni) - sins, evil deeds
- महापातक (mahāpātaka) - great sin, grave offense
- जानि (jāni) - arising from (grave offenses) (born from, produced from)
- अपि (api) - even, also, too
Words meanings and morphology
वेद (veda) - Veda, sacred knowledge
(noun)
masculine, singular of veda
veda - Veda, sacred knowledge
Note: Forms part of the compound 'vedābhyāsa'.
अभ्यासः (abhyāsaḥ) - study of the Vedas (study, practice, repetition)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of abhyāsa
abhyāsa - study, practice, repetition, application
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (veda+abhyāsa)
- veda – Veda, sacred knowledge
noun (masculine) - abhyāsa – study, practice
noun (masculine)
Prefix: abhi
Root: as (class 4)
अनु (anu) - after, along, daily (when combined with aham)
(indeclinable)
Note: Forms an adverbial compound 'anvaham' (daily) with 'aham'.
अहम् (aham) - day
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of ahan
ahan - day
Note: Used adverbially here in conjunction with 'anu' to mean 'daily'.
शक्त्या (śaktyā) - by strength, by power, according to one's ability
(noun)
Instrumental, feminine, singular of śakti
śakti - power, strength, ability, energy (śakti)
महायज्ञ (mahāyajña) - great Vedic ritual (yajña)
(noun)
masculine, singular of mahāyajña
mahāyajña - great Vedic ritual
Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+yajña)
- mahā – great, large, mighty
adjective (feminine) - yajña – Vedic ritual, sacrifice (yajña)
noun (masculine)
Note: Forms part of the compound 'mahāyajñakriyā'.
क्रिया (kriyā) - performance of a ritual (action, performance, ritual)
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of kriyā
kriyā - action, performance, activity, ritual
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mahāyajña+kriyā)
- mahāyajña – great Vedic ritual
noun (masculine) - kriyā – action, performance
noun (feminine)
Root: kṛ (class 8)
क्षमा (kṣamā) - diligent (describing the performance of rituals) (able, capable, fit, diligent, enduring)
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of kṣama
kṣama - able, capable, fit, patient, enduring
Note: Qualifies 'kriyā'.
नाशयन्ति (nāśayanti) - they destroy
(verb)
3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of nāś
causative
Causative of root 'naś'.
Root: naś (class 4)
Note: The plural verb takes the two singular subjects 'abhyāsaḥ' and 'kriyā'.
आशु (āśu) - quickly, swiftly
(indeclinable)
पापानि (pāpāni) - sins, evil deeds
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, plural of pāpa
pāpa - sin, evil, bad deed, vice
महापातक (mahāpātaka) - great sin, grave offense
(noun)
neuter, plural of mahāpātaka
mahāpātaka - great sin, grave offense
Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+pātaka)
- mahā – great, large, mighty
adjective (feminine) - pātaka – sin, crime, fall
noun (neuter)
Note: Forms part of the compound 'mahāpātakajāni'.
जानि (jāni) - arising from (grave offenses) (born from, produced from)
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, plural of ja
ja - born, produced, caused by
suffix -ja
Derived from root 'jan' (to be born) with suffix '-ja'.
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mahāpātaka+ja)
- mahāpātaka – great sin, grave offense
noun (neuter) - ja – born, produced
adjective (neuter)
suffix -ja
Derived from root 'jan' (to be born).
Root: jan (class 4)
Note: Agrees with 'pāpāni'.
अपि (api) - even, also, too
(indeclinable)