मनु-स्मृतिः
manu-smṛtiḥ
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chapter-11, verse-256
मन्त्रैः शाकलहोमीयैरब्दं हुत्वा घृतं द्विजः ।
सुगुर्वप्यपहन्त्येनो जप्त्वा वा नम इत्यृचम ॥२५६॥
सुगुर्वप्यपहन्त्येनो जप्त्वा वा नम इत्यृचम ॥२५६॥
256. mantraiḥ śākalahomīyairabdaṁ hutvā ghṛtaṁ dvijaḥ ,
sugurvapyapahantyeno japtvā vā nama ityṛcam.
sugurvapyapahantyeno japtvā vā nama ityṛcam.
256.
mantraiḥ śākalahomīyaiḥ abdam hutvā ghṛtam dvijaḥ
su-guru api apahanti enaḥ japtvā vā namaḥ iti ṛcam
su-guru api apahanti enaḥ japtvā vā namaḥ iti ṛcam
256.
dvijaḥ śākalahomīyaiḥ mantraiḥ abdam ghṛtam hutvā,
vā namaḥ iti ṛcam japtvā,
su-guru api enaḥ apahanti.
vā namaḥ iti ṛcam japtvā,
su-guru api enaḥ apahanti.
256.
A Brahmin (dvija), by offering clarified butter for a year with the mantras pertaining to the Śākala (Vedic fire ritual), or by reciting the verse beginning with "namaḥ", removes even a very grave sin.
Words meanings summery:
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- मन्त्रैः (mantraiḥ) - by means of mantras, with sacred chants
- शाकलहोमीयैः (śākalahomīyaiḥ) - pertaining to the Śākala Homa (fire ritual)
- अब्दम् (abdam) - for a year, during a year
- हुत्वा (hutvā) - having offered (an oblation), after offering
- घृतम् (ghṛtam) - clarified butter, ghee
- द्विजः (dvijaḥ) - a Brahmin, a "twice-born" one
- सु-गुरु (su-guru) - very heavy, very serious (sin)
- अपि (api) - even, also
- अपहन्ति (apahanti) - removes, destroys, takes away
- एनः (enaḥ) - sin, offense, guilt
- जप्त्वा (japtvā) - having recited, after chanting
- वा (vā) - or
- नमः (namaḥ) - homage, salutation
- इति (iti) - thus, so, marking quoted speech/thought
- ऋचम् (ṛcam) - a Vedic verse, a hymn
Words meanings and morphology
मन्त्रैः (mantraiḥ) - by means of mantras, with sacred chants
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of mantra
mantra - sacred utterance, hymn, spell, counsel
शाकलहोमीयैः (śākalahomīyaiḥ) - pertaining to the Śākala Homa (fire ritual)
(adjective)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of śākalahomīya
śākalahomīya - related to the Śākala Homa (a specific Vedic fire ritual)
Compound type : tatpurusha (śākala+homa+īya)
- śākala – pertaining to Śakala (a Rishi or branch of Veda)
adjective (masculine) - homa – oblation, fire ritual
noun (masculine)
अब्दम् (abdam) - for a year, during a year
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of abda
abda - year, cloud
Note: Accusative case indicates duration.
हुत्वा (hutvā) - having offered (an oblation), after offering
(indeclinable)
absolutive
Root: hu (class 3)
घृतम् (ghṛtam) - clarified butter, ghee
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of ghṛta
ghṛta - clarified butter, ghee
द्विजः (dvijaḥ) - a Brahmin, a "twice-born" one
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of dvija
dvija - twice-born, a Brahmin, a bird, a tooth
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (dvi+jan)
- dvi – two, twice
numeral - jan – to be born (root)
verb
Root: jan (class 4)
सु-गुरु (su-guru) - very heavy, very serious (sin)
(adjective)
neuter, singular of suguru
suguru - very heavy, very serious, very important
Compound type : karmadhāraya (su+guru)
- su – good, well, very
indeclinable - guru – heavy, weighty, serious, teacher (noun)
adjective (masculine)
Note: Agrees with enaḥ (sin).
अपि (api) - even, also
(indeclinable)
अपहन्ति (apahanti) - removes, destroys, takes away
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of apahṛ
Prefix: apa
Root: hṛ (class 1)
एनः (enaḥ) - sin, offense, guilt
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of enas
enas - sin, offense, guilt
जप्त्वा (japtvā) - having recited, after chanting
(indeclinable)
absolutive
Root: jap (class 1)
वा (vā) - or
(indeclinable)
नमः (namaḥ) - homage, salutation
(indeclinable)
इति (iti) - thus, so, marking quoted speech/thought
(indeclinable)
ऋचम् (ṛcam) - a Vedic verse, a hymn
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of ṛc
ṛc - a Vedic verse, a hymn