मनु-स्मृतिः
manu-smṛtiḥ
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chapter-12, verse-111
त्रैविद्यो हेतुकस्तर्की नैरुक्तो धर्मपाठकः ।
त्रयश्चाश्रमिणः पूर्वे परिषत स्याद दशावरा ॥१११॥
त्रयश्चाश्रमिणः पूर्वे परिषत स्याद दशावरा ॥१११॥
111. traividyo hetukastarkī nairukto dharmapāṭhakaḥ ,
trayaścāśramiṇaḥ pūrve pariṣat syād daśāvarā.
trayaścāśramiṇaḥ pūrve pariṣat syād daśāvarā.
111.
traividyaḥ hetukaḥ tarkī nairuktaḥ dharmapāṭhakaḥ
| trayaḥ ca āśramiṇaḥ pūrve pariṣat syāt daśāvarā
| trayaḥ ca āśramiṇaḥ pūrve pariṣat syāt daśāvarā
111.
traividyaḥ hetukaḥ tarkī nairuktaḥ dharmapāṭhakaḥ
ca pūrve trayaḥ āśramiṇaḥ daśāvarā pariṣat syāt
ca pūrve trayaḥ āśramiṇaḥ daśāvarā pariṣat syāt
111.
A council (pariṣad) of at least ten members should comprise: three scholars each versed in one of the three Vedas, a logician, a dialectician, an etymologist, an expounder of natural law (dharma-pāṭhaka), and three individuals representing the first three stages of life (āśrama).
Words meanings summery:
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- त्रैविद्यः (traividyaḥ) - one who knows the three Vedas, a scholar of the three Vedas
- हेतुकः (hetukaḥ) - logician, reasoner, one skilled in argumentation
- तर्की (tarkī) - dialectician, logician, one who uses tarka
- नैरुक्तः (nairuktaḥ) - etymologist, one skilled in Nirukta
- धर्मपाठकः (dharmapāṭhakaḥ) - expounder of law, reciter of dharma
- त्रयः (trayaḥ) - three
- च (ca) - and, also
- आश्रमिणः (āśramiṇaḥ) - those belonging to an (āśrama) stage of life, individuals representing stages of life
- पूर्वे (pūrve) - the first (three) (former, earlier, first)
- परिषत् (pariṣat) - assembly, council, gathering
- स्यात् (syāt) - should be, may be
- दशावरा (daśāvarā) - consisting of ten or more, at least ten
Words meanings and morphology
त्रैविद्यः (traividyaḥ) - one who knows the three Vedas, a scholar of the three Vedas
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of traividya
traividya - one versed in the three Vedas
Derived from trividya (three Vedas)
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (tri+vidyā)
- tri – three
numeral - vidyā – knowledge, learning, science
noun (feminine)
Root: vid (class 2)
Note: Often interpreted as three scholars, each knowing one Veda, in lists of ten.
हेतुकः (hetukaḥ) - logician, reasoner, one skilled in argumentation
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of hetuka
hetuka - a logician, dialectician, reasoner
Derived from hetu (cause, reason)
तर्की (tarkī) - dialectician, logician, one who uses tarka
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of tarkin
tarkin - a dialectician, logician, one skilled in tarka
Derived from tarka (reasoning, logic)
नैरुक्तः (nairuktaḥ) - etymologist, one skilled in Nirukta
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of nairukta
nairukta - an etymologist, one skilled in Nirukta
Derived from Nirukta (Vedic etymology)
धर्मपाठकः (dharmapāṭhakaḥ) - expounder of law, reciter of dharma
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of dharmapāṭhaka
dharmapāṭhaka - an expounder or reciter of law (dharma)
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dharma+pāṭhaka)
- dharma – righteousness, duty, law, justice, natural law
noun (masculine)
Root: dhṛ (class 1) - pāṭhaka – a reciter, reader, teacher, expounder
noun (masculine)
Derived from root paṭh (to recite)
Root: paṭh (class 1)
त्रयः (trayaḥ) - three
(numeral)
च (ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
आश्रमिणः (āśramiṇaḥ) - those belonging to an (āśrama) stage of life, individuals representing stages of life
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of āśramin
āśramin - one belonging to an (āśrama) stage of life
Derived from āśrama
पूर्वे (pūrve) - the first (three) (former, earlier, first)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of pūrva
pūrva - former, prior, first, eastern
Note: Refers to the first three āśramas: brahmacarya, gṛhastha, vānaprastha.
परिषत् (pariṣat) - assembly, council, gathering
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of pariṣad
pariṣad - assembly, council, company
Root: sad (class 1)
स्यात् (syāt) - should be, may be
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, optative (liṅ) of as
Root: as (class 2)
दशावरा (daśāvarā) - consisting of ten or more, at least ten
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of daśāvara
daśāvara - consisting of ten or more, at least ten
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (daśan+avara)
- daśan – ten
numeral - avara – inferior, low, later, with a minimum of
adjective (masculine)
Note: Refers to pariṣat