मनु-स्मृतिः manu-smṛtiḥ - chapter-11, verse-92

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कणान वा भक्षयेदब्दं पिण्याकं वा सकृत्निशि ।
सुरापानापनुत्त्यर्थं वालवासा जटी ध्वजी ॥९२॥

92. kaṇān vā bhakṣayedabdaṁ piṇyākaṁ vā sakṛtniśi ,
surāpānāpanuttyarthaṁ vālavāsā jaṭī dhvajī.

92. kaṇān vā bhakṣayet abdam piṇyākam vā sakṛt niśi
surāpānāpanuttyartham vālavāsāḥ jaṭī dhvajī

92. surāpānāpanuttyartham abdam kaṇān vā piṇyākam
vā sakṛt niśi bhakṣayet vālavāsāḥ jaṭī dhvajī

92. For the purpose of removing the sin of drinking liquor, one should eat (only) grains or oil-cake once at night for a year, wearing clothes of hair (or bark), with matted hair, and carrying a banner.

Words meanings summery:

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कणान् (kaṇān) - small grains or particles of food (particles, grains, broken rice)

वा (vā) - or, either

भक्षयेत् (bhakṣayet) - one should eat, he should eat

अब्दम् (abdam) - for the duration of a year (year, for a year)

पिण्याकम् (piṇyākam) - oil-cake, residue after pressing oil

वा (vā) - or, either

सकृत् (sakṛt) - once, at once, only once

निशि (niśi) - at night, in the night

सुरापानापनुत्त्यर्थम् (surāpānāpanuttyartham) - for atonement or purification from the sin of drinking liquor (for the purpose of removing the drinking of liquor)

वालवासाः (vālavāsāḥ) - wearing clothes of hair (or bark)

जटी (jaṭī) - having matted hair, an ascetic with matted hair

ध्वजी (dhvajī) - carrying a banner (symbolizing his transgression and penance) (carrying a banner, having a flag)

Words meanings and morphology

कणान् (kaṇān) - small grains or particles of food (particles, grains, broken rice)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of kaṇa

kaṇa - particle, grain, broken rice

Note: Object of 'bhakṣayet'.

वा (vā) - or, either

(indeclinable)

भक्षयेत् (bhakṣayet) - one should eat, he should eat

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi-liṅ) of bhakṣ

Optative mood

3rd person singular active optative from root √bhakṣ

Root: bhakṣ (class 10)

अब्दम् (abdam) - for the duration of a year (year, for a year)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of abda

abda - year, cloud

Note: Accusative case here denotes duration of time.

पिण्याकम् (piṇyākam) - oil-cake, residue after pressing oil

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of piṇyāka

piṇyāka - oil-cake, sesame-cake

Note: Object of 'bhakṣayet'.

वा (vā) - or, either

(indeclinable)

सकृत् (sakṛt) - once, at once, only once

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverbial.

निशि (niśi) - at night, in the night

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of niś

niś - night

Note: Denotes time.

सुरापानापनुत्त्यर्थम् (surāpānāpanuttyartham) - for atonement or purification from the sin of drinking liquor (for the purpose of removing the drinking of liquor)

(indeclinable)

Compound type : tatpurusha (surāpāna+apanutti+artha)

surā – liquor, spirituous liquor
noun (feminine)
pāna – drinking
noun (neuter)
verbal noun from √pā
Root: pā (class 1)
apanutti – removal, expiation, atonement
noun (feminine)
verbal noun from √nud with prefix apa-
Prefix: apa
Root: nud (class 6)
artha – purpose, meaning, wealth
noun (masculine)

Note: Formed with -artham, indicates purpose, hence indeclinable.

वालवासाः (vālavāsāḥ) - wearing clothes of hair (or bark)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vālavāsas

vālavāsas - wearing garments of hair or bark fiber

Compound type : bahuvrihi (vāla+vāsas)