मनु-स्मृतिः
manu-smṛtiḥ
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chapter-11, verse-258
अरण्ये वा त्रिरभ्यस्य प्रयतो वेदसंहिताम ।
मुच्यते पातकैः सर्वैः पराकैः शोधितस्त्रिभिः ॥२५८॥
मुच्यते पातकैः सर्वैः पराकैः शोधितस्त्रिभिः ॥२५८॥
258. araṇye vā trirabhyasya prayato vedasaṁhitām ,
mucyate pātakaiḥ sarvaiḥ parākaiḥ śodhitastribhiḥ.
mucyate pātakaiḥ sarvaiḥ parākaiḥ śodhitastribhiḥ.
258.
araṇye vā triḥ abhyasya prayataḥ vedasaṃhitām
mucyate pātakaiḥ sarvaiḥ parākaiḥ śodhitaḥ tribhiḥ
mucyate pātakaiḥ sarvaiḥ parākaiḥ śodhitaḥ tribhiḥ
258.
vā araṇye prayataḥ (janāḥ) vedasaṃhitām triḥ abhyasya,
sarvaiḥ pātakaiḥ mucyate,
tribhiḥ parākaiḥ śodhitaḥ (san).
sarvaiḥ pātakaiḥ mucyate,
tribhiḥ parākaiḥ śodhitaḥ (san).
258.
Or, in a forest, a self-controlled person, having recited the entire Vedic collection thrice, becomes liberated (mokṣa) from all sins, purified by three `parāka` penances.
Words meanings summery:
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- अरण्ये (araṇye) - in a forest, in the wilderness
- वा (vā) - or, either...or
- त्रिः (triḥ) - thrice, three times
- अभ्यस्य (abhyasya) - having practiced, having recited, after practicing
- प्रयतः (prayataḥ) - self-controlled, pure, disciplined
- वेदसंहिताम् (vedasaṁhitām) - the collection of Vedas, the Vedic text
- मुच्यते (mucyate) - he/she/it is released, becomes free, is liberated
- पातकैः (pātakaiḥ) - from sins, by sins
- सर्वैः (sarvaiḥ) - by all, from all
- पराकैः (parākaiḥ) - by parāka penances
- शोधितः (śodhitaḥ) - purified, cleansed
- त्रिभिः (tribhiḥ) - by three
Words meanings and morphology
अरण्ये (araṇye) - in a forest, in the wilderness
(noun)
Locative, neuter, singular of araṇya
araṇya - forest, wilderness
वा (vā) - or, either...or
(indeclinable)
त्रिः (triḥ) - thrice, three times
(indeclinable)
अभ्यस्य (abhyasya) - having practiced, having recited, after practicing
(indeclinable)
absolutive
Prefix: abhi
Root: as (class 4)
प्रयतः (prayataḥ) - self-controlled, pure, disciplined
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of prayata
prayata - self-controlled, pure, disciplined, striving
Past Passive Participle
Prefix: pra
Root: yat (class 1)
वेदसंहिताम् (vedasaṁhitām) - the collection of Vedas, the Vedic text
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of vedasaṃhitā
vedasaṁhitā - Vedic collection, the entire body of Vedas
Compound type : tatpurusha (veda+saṃhitā)
- veda – knowledge, sacred knowledge, Veda
noun (masculine) - saṃhitā – collection, compilation, text
noun (feminine)
Past Passive Participle
Derived from root dhā with prefix sam, used as a noun.
Prefix: sam
Root: dhā (class 3)
मुच्यते (mucyate) - he/she/it is released, becomes free, is liberated
(verb)
3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of muc
Root: muc (class 6)
पातकैः (pātakaiḥ) - from sins, by sins
(noun)
Instrumental, neuter, plural of pātaka
pātaka - sin, crime, offense
Note: Instrumental case often conveys an ablative sense with verbs like 'released from'.
सर्वैः (sarvaiḥ) - by all, from all
(pronoun)
Instrumental, neuter, plural of sarva
sarva - all, every, whole
Note: Agrees with pātakaiḥ.
पराकैः (parākaiḥ) - by parāka penances
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of parāka
parāka - a specific severe penance (e.g., fasting for 12 days)
शोधितः (śodhitaḥ) - purified, cleansed
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of śodhita
śodhita - purified, cleansed
Past Passive Participle
Causative stem śodh- from root śudh
Root: śudh (class 4)
त्रिभिः (tribhiḥ) - by three
(numeral)
Note: Agrees with parākaiḥ.