मनु-स्मृतिः
manu-smṛtiḥ
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chapter-11, verse-96
अमेध्ये वा पतेन मत्तो वैदिकं वाऽप्युदाहरेत ।
अकार्यमन्यत कुर्याद वा ब्राह्मणो मदमोहितः ॥९६॥
अकार्यमन्यत कुर्याद वा ब्राह्मणो मदमोहितः ॥९६॥
96. amedhye vā paten matto vaidikaṁ vā'pyudāharet ,
akāryamanyat kuryād vā brāhmaṇo madamohitaḥ.
akāryamanyat kuryād vā brāhmaṇo madamohitaḥ.
96.
amedhye vā patet mattaḥ vaidikaṃ vā api udāharet
akāryam anyat kuryāt vā brāhmaṇaḥ madamohitaḥ
akāryam anyat kuryāt vā brāhmaṇaḥ madamohitaḥ
96.
brāhmaṇaḥ madamohitaḥ mattaḥ amedhye vā patet vā
api vaidikaṃ udāharet vā anyat akāryam kuryāt
api vaidikaṃ udāharet vā anyat akāryam kuryāt
96.
An intoxicated Brahmin, deluded by inebriation, might fall into an impure place, or even recite a Vedic text, or perform some other unrighteous act.
Words meanings summery:
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- अमेध्ये (amedhye) - in an impure place, in something unclean
- वा (vā) - or, either... or
- पतेत् (patet) - might fall, should fall
- मत्तः (mattaḥ) - intoxicated, drunk, maddened
- वैदिकं (vaidikaṁ) - a sacred text or mantra from the Veda (Vedic, relating to the Vedas, a Vedic text or chant)
- वा (vā) - or, either... or
- अपि (api) - emphasizes the impropriety of uttering Vedic texts while intoxicated (even, also, too)
- उदाहरेत् (udāharet) - might inappropriately recite a sacred text (might utter, should recite, might speak out)
- अकार्यम् (akāryam) - an improper act, an unrighteous deed, that which should not be done
- अन्यत् (anyat) - any other improper act (another, different, other)
- कुर्यात् (kuryāt) - might do, should do, would do
- वा (vā) - or, either... or
- ब्राह्मणः (brāhmaṇaḥ) - a Brahmin, a member of the priestly class
- मदमोहितः (madamohitaḥ) - deluded by intoxication, bewildered by drunkenness
Words meanings and morphology
अमेध्ये (amedhye) - in an impure place, in something unclean
(adjective)
Locative, neuter, singular of amedhya
amedhya - impure, unclean, unholy
a (not) + medhya (pure, clean)
Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+medhya)
- a – not, un-
indeclinable
negating prefix - medhya – pure, clean, holy, fit for a yajña
adjective (masculine)
from √medh 'to be pure'
Root: medh
वा (vā) - or, either... or
(indeclinable)
particle of disjunction
पतेत् (patet) - might fall, should fall
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi-liṅ) of pat
optative mood
3rd person singular active optative
Root: pat (class 1)
मत्तः (mattaḥ) - intoxicated, drunk, maddened
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of matta
matta - intoxicated, drunk, maddened, wild
Past Passive Participle
from √mad 'to be intoxicated, to be glad'
Root: mad (class 4)
वैदिकं (vaidikaṁ) - a sacred text or mantra from the Veda (Vedic, relating to the Vedas, a Vedic text or chant)
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of vaidika
vaidika - Vedic, relating to the Vedas, a follower of the Vedas
from veda + ṭhak
Note: Refers to śāstram or mantram implied.
वा (vā) - or, either... or
(indeclinable)
particle of disjunction
अपि (api) - emphasizes the impropriety of uttering Vedic texts while intoxicated (even, also, too)
(indeclinable)
particle
Note: Functions as an emphasizing particle here.
उदाहरेत् (udāharet) - might inappropriately recite a sacred text (might utter, should recite, might speak out)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi-liṅ) of ud-ā-hṛ
optative mood
3rd person singular active optative of √hṛ with prefixes ud and ā
Prefixes: ud+ā
Root: hṛ (class 1)
Note: The prefixes ud and ā modify the meaning to 'utter' or 'recite'.
अकार्यम् (akāryam) - an improper act, an unrighteous deed, that which should not be done
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of akārya
akārya - not to be done, improper, unrighteous
Gerundive (kṛtya)
a (not) + kārya (to be done)
Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+kārya)
- a – not, un-
indeclinable
negating prefix - kārya – to be done, duty, action
adjective (neuter)
Gerundive (kṛtya)
from √kṛ 'to do'
Root: kṛ (class 8)
अन्यत् (anyat) - any other improper act (another, different, other)
(pronoun)
neuter, singular of anya
anya - other, another, different
Note: Acts as an adjective modifying akāryam.
कुर्यात् (kuryāt) - might do, should do, would do
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi-liṅ) of kṛ
optative mood
3rd person singular active optative
Root: kṛ (class 8)
वा (vā) - or, either... or
(indeclinable)
particle of disjunction
ब्राह्मणः (brāhmaṇaḥ) - a Brahmin, a member of the priestly class
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of brāhmaṇa
brāhmaṇa - a Brahmin, a member of the priestly class, relating to Brahman
from brahman + aṇ
मदमोहितः (madamohitaḥ) - deluded by intoxication, bewildered by drunkenness
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of madamohita
madamohita - deluded by intoxication
mohita (deluded) by mada (intoxication)
Compound type : instrumental tatpuruṣa (mada+mohita)
- mada – intoxication, passion, pride
noun (masculine)
from √mad 'to be intoxicated'
Root: mad (class 4) - mohita – deluded, bewildered, infatuated
adjective (masculine)
Past Passive Participle
from √muh 'to be bewildered, to faint'
Root: muh (class 4)