मनु-स्मृतिः
manu-smṛtiḥ
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chapter-11, verse-36
न वै कन्या न युवतिर्नाल्पविद्यो न बालिशः ।
होता स्यादग्निहोत्रस्य नार्तो नासंस्कृतस्तथा ॥३६॥
होता स्यादग्निहोत्रस्य नार्तो नासंस्कृतस्तथा ॥३६॥
36. na vai kanyā na yuvatirnālpavidyo na bāliśaḥ ,
hotā syādagnihotrasya nārto nāsaṁskṛtastathā.
hotā syādagnihotrasya nārto nāsaṁskṛtastathā.
36.
na vai kanyā na yuvatiḥ na alpavidyaḥ na bāliśaḥ
hotā syāt agnihotrasya na ārtaḥ na asaṃskṛtaḥ tathā
hotā syāt agnihotrasya na ārtaḥ na asaṃskṛtaḥ tathā
36.
vai kanyā na yuvatiḥ na alpavidyaḥ na bāliśaḥ hotā
syāt agnihotrasya ārtaḥ na tathā asaṃskṛtaḥ na
syāt agnihotrasya ārtaḥ na tathā asaṃskṛtaḥ na
36.
Indeed, neither a maiden, nor a young woman, nor a person with meager knowledge, nor a foolish one, should be the officiant (`hotṛ`) of the (Vedic fire ritual) `agnihotra`. Similarly, neither a distressed person nor an uninitiated one (asaṃskṛta) should be.
Words meanings summery:
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- न (na) - not
- वै (vai) - indeed, certainly
- कन्या (kanyā) - maiden, unmarried girl
- न (na) - not
- युवतिः (yuvatiḥ) - young woman
- न (na) - not
- अल्पविद्यः (alpavidyaḥ) - one with little knowledge, person with meager knowledge
- न (na) - not
- बालिशः (bāliśaḥ) - foolish person, ignorant person
- होता (hotā) - the chief priest who recites invocations (officiant, priest)
- स्यात् (syāt) - should be
- अग्निहोत्रस्य (agnihotrasya) - of the (Vedic fire ritual) agnihotra (of the fire ritual)
- न (na) - not
- आर्तः (ārtaḥ) - distressed, sick, afflicted
- न (na) - not
- असंस्कृतः (asaṁskṛtaḥ) - uninitiated, unrefined, unpurified
- तथा (tathā) - similarly, also, in that manner
Words meanings and morphology
न (na) - not
(indeclinable)
वै (vai) - indeed, certainly
(indeclinable)
Emphatic particle
कन्या (kanyā) - maiden, unmarried girl
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of kanyā
kanyā - girl, maiden, daughter
न (na) - not
(indeclinable)
युवतिः (yuvatiḥ) - young woman
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of yuvati
yuvati - young woman, girl
न (na) - not
(indeclinable)
अल्पविद्यः (alpavidyaḥ) - one with little knowledge, person with meager knowledge
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of alpavidya
alpavidya - having little knowledge
Bahuvrihi compound 'alpa' (little) + 'vidyā' (knowledge)
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (alpa+vidyā)
- alpa – little, small, few
adjective - vidyā – knowledge, learning, science
noun (feminine)
Root: vid (class 2)
न (na) - not
(indeclinable)
बालिशः (bāliśaḥ) - foolish person, ignorant person
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of bāliśa
bāliśa - foolish, ignorant, childish
होता (hotā) - the chief priest who recites invocations (officiant, priest)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of hotṛ
hotṛ - sacrificer, priest, invoked
Agent noun from hu (to offer, to sacrifice)
Root: hu (class 3)
Note: Included in brackets in translation.
स्यात् (syāt) - should be
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, optative (liṅ) of as
Optative
3rd person singular optative mood
Root: as (class 2)
अग्निहोत्रस्य (agnihotrasya) - of the (Vedic fire ritual) agnihotra (of the fire ritual)
(noun)
Genitive, neuter, singular of agnihotra
agnihotra - a particular daily fire ritual
Tatpurusha compound 'agni' (fire) + 'hotra' (oblation/sacrifice, related to hotṛ)
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (agni+hotra)
- agni – fire, sacred fire
noun (masculine) - hotra – oblation, sacrifice, the act of offering
noun (neuter)
From root hu (to offer)
Root: hu (class 3)
Note: Included in brackets in translation.
न (na) - not
(indeclinable)
आर्तः (ārtaḥ) - distressed, sick, afflicted
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of ārta
ārta - distressed, afflicted, suffering
Past Passive Participle
Ppp. of ṛ 'to go' with prefix ā + ṛ (to suffer, be distressed)
Prefix: ā
Root: ṛ (class 1)
न (na) - not
(indeclinable)
असंस्कृतः (asaṁskṛtaḥ) - uninitiated, unrefined, unpurified
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of asaṃskṛta
asaṁskṛta - unrefined, uninitiated, unpurified
Past Passive Participle (negative)
Negative compound of 'a' and 'saṃskṛta' (initiated, purified). 'saṃskṛta' is PPP of saṃ-kṛ.
Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+saṃskṛta)
- a – not, un-
indeclinable
Negative prefix - saṃskṛta – prepared, refined, purified, initiated
adjective (masculine)
Past Passive Participle
PPP of saṃ-kṛ (to prepare, refine)
Prefix: sam
Root: kṛ (class 8)
तथा (tathā) - similarly, also, in that manner
(indeclinable)