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मनु-स्मृतिः       manu-smṛtiḥ - chapter-11, verse-248

सव्याहृतिप्रणवकाः प्राणायामास्तु षोडश ।
अपि भ्रूणहनं मासात पुनन्त्यहरहः कृताः ॥२४८॥
248. savyāhṛtipraṇavakāḥ prāṇāyāmāstu ṣoḍaśa ,
api bhrūṇahanaṁ māsāt punantyaharahaḥ kṛtāḥ.
248. savyāhṛtipraṇavakāḥ prāṇāyāmāḥ tu ṣoḍaśa
api bhrūṇahanam māsāt punanti aharahaḥ kṛtāḥ
248. savyāhṛtipraṇavakāḥ ṣoḍaśa prāṇāyāmāḥ tu aharahaḥ kṛtāḥ māsāt api bhrūṇahanam punanti.
248. Sixteen breath-control exercises (prāṇāyāma), accompanied by the sacred utterances (vyāhṛti) and the syllable Om (praṇava), when performed daily for a month, purify even the slayer of an embryo.

Words meanings summery:

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  • सव्याहृतिप्रणवकाः (savyāhṛtipraṇavakāḥ) - accompanied by the sacred utterances (vyāhṛti) and the syllable Om (praṇava) (accompanied by the vyāhṛtis and praṇava (Om))
  • प्राणायामाः (prāṇāyāmāḥ) - breath-control exercises (prāṇāyāma) (breath controls, exercises in breath regulation)
  • तु (tu) - indeed, but, on the other hand, moreover
  • षोडश (ṣoḍaśa) - sixteen
  • अपि (api) - even, also, too
  • भ्रूणहनम् (bhrūṇahanam) - the slayer of an embryo (a fetus-killer, one who kills an embryo)
  • मासात् (māsāt) - from a month, after a month
  • पुनन्ति (punanti) - they purify
  • अहरह्ः (aharahḥ) - daily, day after day
  • कृताः (kṛtāḥ) - performed, done, made

Words meanings and morphology

सव्याहृतिप्रणवकाः (savyāhṛtipraṇavakāḥ) - accompanied by the sacred utterances (vyāhṛti) and the syllable Om (praṇava) (accompanied by the vyāhṛtis and praṇava (Om))
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of savyāhṛtipraṇavaka
savyāhṛtipraṇavaka - with the sacred utterances (vyāhṛti) and Om (praṇava)
Bahuvrīhi compound
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sa+vyāhṛti+praṇava)
  • sa – with, together with
    prefix/indeclinable
  • vyāhṛti – sacred utterance, mystical exclamation
    noun (feminine)
    From vi-ā-hṛ (to utter)
    Prefixes: vi+ā
    Root: hṛ (class 1)
  • praṇava – the syllable Om
    noun (masculine)
    From pra-nu (to sound forth)
    Prefix: pra
    Root: nu (class 2)
प्राणायामाः (prāṇāyāmāḥ) - breath-control exercises (prāṇāyāma) (breath controls, exercises in breath regulation)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of prāṇāyāma
prāṇāyāma - breath control, regulation of breath
From prāṇa (breath, life-force) + āyāma (restraint, extension)
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (prāṇa+āyāma)
  • prāṇa – breath, vital air, life-force
    noun (masculine)
    Prefix: pra
    Root: an (class 2)
  • āyāma – restraint, extension, control
    noun (masculine)
    From ā-yam (to restrain, to stretch)
    Prefix: ā
    Root: yam (class 1)
तु (tu) - indeed, but, on the other hand, moreover
(indeclinable)
षोडश (ṣoḍaśa) - sixteen
(numeral)
Note: Agrees with prāṇāyāmāḥ
अपि (api) - even, also, too
(indeclinable)
भ्रूणहनम् (bhrūṇahanam) - the slayer of an embryo (a fetus-killer, one who kills an embryo)
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of bhrūṇahana
bhrūṇahana - killer of an embryo, feticide
Tatpuruṣa compound, from bhrūṇa (embryo) + hana (killer)
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bhrūṇa+hana)
  • bhrūṇa – embryo, fetus
    noun (masculine)
    Root: bhṛ (class 3)
  • hana – killer, slayer
    noun (masculine)
    From root han (to strike, to kill), suffix -a
    Root: han (class 2)
मासात् (māsāt) - from a month, after a month
(noun)
Ablative, masculine, singular of māsa
māsa - month
पुनन्ति (punanti) - they purify
(verb)
3rd person , plural, active, present (lat) of pū
Present active 3rd plural
Root: pū (class 9)
अहरह्ः (aharahḥ) - daily, day after day
(indeclinable)
Dvanda compound or reduplication for emphasis
Compound type : dvirukta (ahan+ahan)
  • ahan – day
    noun (neuter)
  • ahan – day
    noun (neuter)
कृताः (kṛtāḥ) - performed, done, made
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of kṛta
kṛta - done, made, performed
Past Passive Participle
From root kṛ (to do, to make)
Root: kṛ (class 8)