मनु-स्मृतिः
manu-smṛtiḥ
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chapter-11, verse-39
पुण्यान्यन्यानि कुर्वीत श्रद्दधानो जितेन्द्रियः ।
न त्वल्पदक्षिणैर्यज्ञैर्यजेतेह कथं चन ॥३९॥
न त्वल्पदक्षिणैर्यज्ञैर्यजेतेह कथं चन ॥३९॥
39. puṇyānyanyāni kurvīta śraddadhāno jitendriyaḥ ,
na tvalpadakṣiṇairyajñairyajeteha kathaṁ cana.
na tvalpadakṣiṇairyajñairyajeteha kathaṁ cana.
39.
puṇyāni anyāni kurvīta śraddadhānaḥ jitendriyaḥ na
tu alpadakṣiṇaiḥ yajñaiḥ yajeta iha kathaṃ cana
tu alpadakṣiṇaiḥ yajñaiḥ yajeta iha kathaṃ cana
39.
śraddadhānaḥ jitendriyaḥ puṇyāni anyāni kurvīta tu
alpadakṣiṇaiḥ yajñaiḥ iha kathaṃ cana na yajeta
alpadakṣiṇaiḥ yajñaiḥ iha kathaṃ cana na yajeta
39.
A faithful person who has controlled their senses should perform other virtuous deeds, but they should never, in this world, conduct Vedic rituals (yajña) with insufficient offerings.
Words meanings summery:
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- पुण्यानि (puṇyāni) - meritorious acts, virtuous deeds, sacred things
- अन्यानि (anyāni) - other, different
- कुर्वीत (kurvīta) - one should do, one should perform
- श्रद्दधानः (śraddadhānaḥ) - having faith, believing, faithful
- जितेन्द्रियः (jitendriyaḥ) - one who has controlled senses
- न (na) - not, no
- तु (tu) - but, indeed, on the other hand
- अल्पदक्षिणैः (alpadakṣiṇaiḥ) - with small fees/offerings, with meager gifts
- यज्ञैः (yajñaiḥ) - with Vedic rituals
- यजेत (yajeta) - one should perform a Vedic ritual
- इह (iha) - here, in this world, now
- कथं (kathaṁ) - used with `cana` and negation to mean 'never, by no means' (how, in what manner, why)
- चन (cana) - used with interrogatives (like `katham`) and negation to form emphatic 'never' (even, also, indeed)
Words meanings and morphology
पुण्यानि (puṇyāni) - meritorious acts, virtuous deeds, sacred things
(noun)
neuter, plural of puṇya
puṇya - meritorious, virtuous, sacred, good deed
अन्यानि (anyāni) - other, different
(adjective)
neuter, plural of anya
anya - other, different, distinct
कुर्वीत (kurvīta) - one should do, one should perform
(verb)
3rd person , singular, middle, optative (liṅ) of kṛ
root verb
Root: kṛ (class 8)
श्रद्दधानः (śraddadhānaḥ) - having faith, believing, faithful
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of śraddadhāna
śraddadhāna - faithful, believing, trusting
Present Active Participle
From √dhā with śrad, ātmanepada
Root: dhā (class 3)
जितेन्द्रियः (jitendriyaḥ) - one who has controlled senses
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of jitendriya
jitendriya - one who has subdued or mastered the senses
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (jita+indriya)
- jita – conquered, subdued, won
adjective (masculine)
Past Passive Participle
From root √ji
Root: ji (class 1) - indriya – sense, sense organ, faculty
noun (neuter)
न (na) - not, no
(indeclinable)
तु (tu) - but, indeed, on the other hand
(indeclinable)
अल्पदक्षिणैः (alpadakṣiṇaiḥ) - with small fees/offerings, with meager gifts
(adjective)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of alpadakṣiṇa
alpadakṣiṇa - having small fees or offerings (dakṣiṇā)
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (alpa+dakṣiṇā)
- alpa – small, little, few
adjective - dakṣiṇā – offering, fee (given to priests for ritual performance)
noun (feminine)
यज्ञैः (yajñaiḥ) - with Vedic rituals
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of yajña
yajña - Vedic ritual, sacrifice, worship
From root √yaj
Root: yaj (class 1)
यजेत (yajeta) - one should perform a Vedic ritual
(verb)
3rd person , singular, middle, optative (liṅ) of yaj
root verb
Root: yaj (class 1)
इह (iha) - here, in this world, now
(indeclinable)
कथं (kathaṁ) - used with `cana` and negation to mean 'never, by no means' (how, in what manner, why)
(indeclinable)
चन (cana) - used with interrogatives (like `katham`) and negation to form emphatic 'never' (even, also, indeed)
(indeclinable)