मनु-स्मृतिः
manu-smṛtiḥ
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chapter-11, verse-91
गोमूत्रमग्निवर्णं वा पिबेदुदकमेव वा ।
पयो घृतं वाऽ मरणाद गोशकृद्रसमेव वा ॥९१॥
पयो घृतं वाऽ मरणाद गोशकृद्रसमेव वा ॥९१॥
91. gomūtramagnivarṇaṁ vā pibedudakameva vā ,
payo ghṛtaṁ vā' maraṇād gośakṛdrasameva vā.
payo ghṛtaṁ vā' maraṇād gośakṛdrasameva vā.
91.
gomūtram agnivarṇam vā pibet udakam eva vā
payaḥ ghṛtam vā maraṇāt gośakṛdrasam eva vā
payaḥ ghṛtam vā maraṇāt gośakṛdrasam eva vā
91.
pibet gomūtram vā udakam agnivarṇam vā payaḥ
vā ghṛtam vā gośakṛdrasam eva vā maraṇāt
vā ghṛtam vā gośakṛdrasam eva vā maraṇāt
91.
One should drink cow urine, or water hot as fire, or milk, or ghee, or even the juice of cow dung, continuing this until death.
Words meanings summery:
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- गोमूत्रम् (gomūtram) - cow urine
- अग्निवर्णम् (agnivarṇam) - heated until it is fiery (referring to water) (fire-colored, fiery, glowing like fire)
- वा (vā) - or, either
- पिबेत् (pibet) - one should drink, he should drink
- उदकम् (udakam) - water
- एव (eva) - even, just, only
- वा (vā) - or, either
- पयः (payaḥ) - milk (milk, water)
- घृतम् (ghṛtam) - ghee, clarified butter
- वा (vā) - or, either
- मरणात् (maraṇāt) - until death (indicating duration) (from death, until death)
- गोशकृद्रसम् (gośakṛdrasam) - cow-dung juice
- एव (eva) - even, just, only
- वा (vā) - or, either
Words meanings and morphology
गोमूत्रम् (gomūtram) - cow urine
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of gomūtra
gomūtra - cow urine
Compound type : tatpurusha (go+mūtra)
- go – cow, ox, cattle
noun (masculine/feminine) - mūtra – urine
noun (neuter)
अग्निवर्णम् (agnivarṇam) - heated until it is fiery (referring to water) (fire-colored, fiery, glowing like fire)
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of agnivarṇa
agnivarṇa - fire-colored, having the color of fire; hot as fire
Compound type : bahuvrihi (agni+varṇa)
- agni – fire; god of fire
noun (masculine) - varṇa – color; class; letter
noun (masculine)
Note: Agrees with udakam.
वा (vā) - or, either
(indeclinable)
पिबेत् (pibet) - one should drink, he should drink
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi-liṅ) of pā
Optative mood
3rd person singular active optative from root √pā
Root: pā (class 1)
उदकम् (udakam) - water
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of udaka
udaka - water
एव (eva) - even, just, only
(indeclinable)
Note: Used for emphasis.
वा (vā) - or, either
(indeclinable)
पयः (payaḥ) - milk (milk, water)
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of payas
payas - milk, water, sap, vital fluid
घृतम् (ghṛtam) - ghee, clarified butter
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of ghṛta
ghṛta - ghee, clarified butter
वा (vā) - or, either
(indeclinable)
मरणात् (maraṇāt) - until death (indicating duration) (from death, until death)
(noun)
Ablative, neuter, singular of maraṇa
maraṇa - death, dying
action noun from √mṛ
Root: mṛ (class 6)
Note: The ablative case here indicates a starting point or a limit, translated as "until" when referring to time.
गोशकृद्रसम् (gośakṛdrasam) - cow-dung juice
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of gośakṛdrasa
gośakṛdrasa - juice of cow dung
Compound type : tatpurusha (go+śakṛt+rasa)
- go – cow, ox, cattle
noun (masculine/feminine) - śakṛt – dung, excrement
noun (neuter) - rasa – juice, liquid, essence, taste
noun (masculine)
Note: Accusative singular, object of 'drink'.
एव (eva) - even, just, only
(indeclinable)
Note: Used for emphasis.
वा (vā) - or, either
(indeclinable)